WHO WILL WIN?
Allosaurus
RAAAH
Velociraptor
SKREEE
THE SETUP

Allosaurus vs Velociraptor

Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Velociraptor
Velociraptor

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

Would they meet?

No. Allosaurus lived in long ago. Velociraptor lived in long ago. Pretend meeting.

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

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis · Turkey-sized, feathered, and scientifically not a movie extra.

Velociraptor
Home
Late Cretaceous dunes of Mongolia · Lived in Asia long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Velociraptor is small.

Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Fierce for a turkey.

  • Velociraptor is small and fast.
  • Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.
  • Mongolian desert dunes, not a jungle gym.

Family: Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

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

0.50 m

Velociraptor to scale

Velociraptor

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.

Velociraptor15 kg

About as heavy as a big turkey or a small dog. Hip-tall to a first grader.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 kg.

Velociraptor

0.50 m · 15 kg

Velociraptor is small. 15 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: Sickle toe-claw
  • Armor: Feather coat
  • Senses: Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

Velociraptor · labeled field diagram

Allosaurus2000 psi bite
Velociraptor200 psi bite

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

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

Velociraptor

Sickle toe-claw

Tool: sickle toe-claw. Bite: 200 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
Velociraptor
40 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h
Velociraptor40 km/h

Allosaurus

32 km/h

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

Velociraptor

40 km/h

Velociraptor can go 40 km/h. That is 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
AllosaurusVelociraptorBoth

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.

Velociraptor

This is home · Lived in Asia long ago

Velociraptor lives in places like grassland.

No. Allosaurus lived in long ago. Velociraptor lived in long ago. Pretend meeting.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Allosaurus
Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.
Velociraptor
Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

Velociraptor

Meat · Sickle-claw pinner of small prey.

Small animals, maybe Protoceratops.

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
Velociraptor
Lives alone
Allosaurus8 grit /10
Velociraptor7 grit /10

Allosaurus

Lives alone

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

Velociraptor

Lives alone

Fierce for a turkey. Grit: 7/10.

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
Velociraptor
6/10
Allosaurus4 brains /10
Velociraptor6 brains /10

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Velociraptor

6/10

Sharp-eyed, quick-headed.

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
Velociraptor
Velociraptor mongoliensis

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

Velociraptor

Velociraptor mongoliensis

Birds, Deinonychus, and the other dromaeosaurs.

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
Velociraptor
Feather-Dash Pin

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

Velociraptor

Feather-Dash Pin

Fast, smart for a dinosaur, and about the size of a turkey.

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 · Velociraptor 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Velociraptor 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. Velociraptor uses sickle toe-claw. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Velociraptor tries the Feather-Dash Pin. 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. Velociraptor 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 3 · Velociraptor 2 · ties 3.

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Velociraptor 0.

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

Send this fight

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