WHO WILL WIN?
Allosaurus
RAAAH
Gazelle
SNORT-PRONK
THE SETUP

Allosaurus vs Gazelle

Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Gazelle
Gazelle

Pretend they meet in grassland. Dinosaurs lived long ago. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Allosaurus and Gazelle did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

This is pretend and based on facts. Real animals usually hide or leave.

Read the facts. Make your card. The page waits to pick.

Corner A

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis · The Jurassic's hatchet-jaw hunter.

Allosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic plains of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Allosaurus is huge.

Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Top predator of its chapter.

  • Allosaurus is huge and not very fast.
  • Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.
  • Morrison Formation, Late Jurassic.

Family: Other allosauroids.

Corner B

Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii · A spring with horns and a stotting hobby.

Gazelle
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Gazelle is small.

Grazer.

Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Nervous athlete.

  • Gazelle is small and very fast.
  • Short grass.
  • Open plains where a lookout and a sprint are the whole security system.

Family: Antelopes and impalas.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

Stand them next to a grown-up. Who is bigger and heavier?

1.70 m

Grown-up

2.8 m

Allosaurus to scale

Allosaurus

0.70 m

Gazelle to scale

Gazelle

Height to scale. A grown-up is 1.7 m.

Allosaurus1,700 kg

About the weight of a small car, hip-tall as a doorway, shorter than T. rex and quicker on the turn.

Gazelle25 kg

About as heavy as a second-grader, twice as bouncy.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 kg.

Gazelle

0.70 m · 25 kg

Gazelle is small. 25 kg.

Kilograms are honest. A small animal can still have a strong tool.

Who would you pick for size?

TOOLKIT!

TOOLS

Teeth, claws, horns, venom, kick — what tools do they have?

  • Weapon: Hatchet bite plus hand claws
  • Armor: Crested skull
  • Senses: Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Allosaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Lyre horns plus kick
  • Armor: Stotting bounce
  • Senses: Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

Gazelle · labeled field diagram

Allosaurus2000 psi bite
Gazelle20 psi bite

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

Tool: hatchet bite plus hand claws. Bite: 2,000 psi.

Gazelle

Lyre horns plus kick

Tool: lyre horns plus kick. Bite: 20 psi.

A bite number is only one tool. Coils and kicks count too.

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Allosaurus
32 km/h
Gazelle
80 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h
Gazelle80 km/h

Allosaurus

32 km/h

Allosaurus can go 32 km/h. That is not very fast.

Gazelle

80 km/h

Gazelle can go 80 km/h. That is very fast.

A fast animal can miss. A slow one only has to connect.

Who takes the speed card?

HOME MAP!

HOME

They meet in grassland. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
AllosaurusGazelleBoth

Meeting biome: grassland. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Allosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Allosaurus lives in places like grassland.

Gazelle

This is home · Lives in Africa

Gazelle lives in places like grassland.

No. Allosaurus and Gazelle did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Allosaurus
Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.
Gazelle
Plants · Grazer.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

Gazelle

Plants · Grazer.

Short grass.

A plant eater is not 'safe.' Hippos and elephants still end arguments.

Whose hunting or defending helps more?

MOOD!

MOOD

Alone vs team. This rumble is one vs one.

Allosaurus
Lives alone
Gazelle
Lives in a herd
Allosaurus8 grit /10
Gazelle5 grit /10

Allosaurus

Lives alone

Top predator of its chapter. Grit: 8/10.

Gazelle

Lives in a herd

Nervous athlete. Grit: 5/10.

Pack and pride animals lose their backup in a 1-v-1.

Who is better for a solo meeting?

PING!

BRAINS

Who notices first and thinks next?

Allosaurus
4/10
Gazelle
5/10
Allosaurus4 brains /10
Gazelle5 brains /10

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Gazelle

5/10

Side-set eyes for a wraparound view.

In the wild, brains often mean leave before it starts.

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis
Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

Antelopes and impalas.

Cousins are clues, not a score.

Not a fight point. Who has the wilder family story?

WILD CARD!

SPECIAL

What special move did they evolve?

Allosaurus
Hatchet-Chop Lunge
Gazelle
Zigzag Pronk

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

Gazelle

Zigzag Pronk

80 km/h plus sudden cuts.

A secret move here is a real wild tool, not a video-game combo.

Whose special move would change the meeting?

YOUR SCORECARD

Your scorecard

Tap who has each fact. Then tap who you think wins.

  • SIZE & WEIGHT

  • TOOLS

  • SPEED

  • HOME

  • FOOD

  • MOOD

  • BRAINS

  • SPECIAL

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Gazelle 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

Keep going for the pretend meeting, then the science pick.

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Gazelle runs first. Allosaurus does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Gazelle uses lyre horns plus kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Gazelle tries the Zigzag Pronk. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Allosaurus!

A STOMP

You skipped a final pick. The facts still stamp a champ.

On grassland, Allosaurus wins. Allosaurus is a lot heavier. Gazelle would still win some meetings at home.

In the wild, most animals skip a fight. We still judge who the bodies and the place would favor.

Science card: Allosaurus 5 · Gazelle 2 · ties 1.

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Gazelle 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

A friend can read the same facts.

Also starring · Gazelle

Nairobi National Park. Spring-loaded legs on standby.

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