WHO WILL WIN?
Allosaurus
RAAAH
Zebra
BRAY-YIP
THE SETUP

Allosaurus vs Zebra

Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Zebra
Zebra

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

Would they meet?

No. Allosaurus and Zebra 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

Zebra

Equus quagga · A living barcode with a mule's kick.

Zebra
Home
African grassland · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Zebra is big.

Grazer.

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Nervy and brave in a group.

  • Zebra is big and fast.
  • Grass, grass, and more grass.
  • They roam with wildebeest in giant, noisy neighborhoods on the move.

Family: Horses and donkeys.

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

1.40 m

Zebra to scale

Zebra

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.

Zebra350 kg

About the size of a small horse that learned martial arts.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 kg.

Zebra

1.40 m · 350 kg

Zebra is big. 350 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: Rear-leg thunder kick
  • Armor: Dazzle stripes
  • Senses: Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° view.

Zebra · labeled field diagram

Allosaurus2000 psi bite
Zebra300 psi bite

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

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

Zebra

Rear-leg thunder kick

Tool: rear-leg thunder kick. Bite: 300 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
Zebra
65 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h
Zebra65 km/h

Allosaurus

32 km/h

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

Zebra

65 km/h

Zebra can go 65 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
AllosaurusZebraBoth

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.

Zebra

This is home · Lives in Africa

Zebra lives in places like grassland.

No. Allosaurus and Zebra 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.
Zebra
Plants · Grazer.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

Zebra

Plants · Grazer.

Grass, grass, and more 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
Zebra
Lives in a herd
Allosaurus8 grit /10
Zebra7 grit /10

Allosaurus

Lives alone

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

Zebra

Lives in a herd

Nervy and brave in a group. 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
Zebra
5/10
Allosaurus4 brains /10
Zebra5 brains /10

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Zebra

5/10

Wide-set eyes for a nearly 360° 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
Zebra
Equus quagga

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

Zebra

Equus quagga

Horses and donkeys.

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
Zebra
Zigzag Stampede

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

Zebra

Zigzag Stampede

Zebras do not run in a straight line.

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 · Zebra 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Zebra 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. Zebra uses rear-leg thunder kick. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Zebra tries the Zigzag Stampede. 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. Zebra 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 · Zebra 2 · ties 1.

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Zebra 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.

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