WHO WILL WIN?
Ankylosaurus
CLUB-THUD
Lemur
MEOW-HOWL
THE SETUP

Ankylosaurus vs Lemur

Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Lemur
Lemur

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

Would they meet?

No. Ankylosaurus and Lemur 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

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris · A walking tank with a wrecking-ball tail.

Ankylosaurus
Home
Late Cretaceous forests of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Plants
Group
Lives alone
Size
Ankylosaurus is giant.

Grazer.

Low to the ground.

A coffee table that hits back.

  • Ankylosaurus is giant and slow.
  • Low plants.
  • Same Late Cretaceous North America as T.

Family: Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

Corner B

Lemur

Lemur catta · A striped-tail spring with a lot of opinions.

Lemur
Home
Madagascar forests · Lives in Africa
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Lemur is tiny.

Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1.

  • Lemur is tiny and not very fast.
  • Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.
  • They live on the ground more than most lemurs, touring Madagascar in noisy troops.

Family: Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

1.70 m

Ankylosaurus to scale

Ankylosaurus

0.45 m

Lemur to scale

Lemur

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

Ankylosaurus6,000 kg

Low as a grown-up's chest, as heavy as an elephant, wider than a small car.

Lemur3 kg

About as heavy as a pineapple with a very extra tail.

Ankylosaurus

1.70 m · 6,000 kg

Ankylosaurus is giant. 6,000 kg.

Lemur

0.45 m · 3 kg

Lemur is tiny. 3 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: Tail-club sledge
  • Armor: Osteoderm tank plating
  • Senses: Low to the ground.

Ankylosaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Tooth comb + leap
  • Armor: Stink-fencing
  • Senses: Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

Lemur · labeled field diagram

Ankylosaurus150 psi bite
Lemur40 psi bite

Ankylosaurus

Tail-club sledge

Tool: tail-club sledge. Bite: 150 psi.

Lemur

Tooth comb + leap

Tool: tooth comb + leap. Bite: 40 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Ankylosaurus
10 km/h
Lemur
20 km/h
Ankylosaurus10 km/h
Lemur20 km/h

Ankylosaurus

10 km/h

Ankylosaurus can go 10 km/h. That is slow.

Lemur

20 km/h

Lemur can go 20 km/h. That is not 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 forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
AnkylosaurusLemurBoth

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

Ankylosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Ankylosaurus lives in places like forest.

Lemur

This is home · Lives in Africa

Lemur lives in places like forest.

No. Ankylosaurus and Lemur did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Ankylosaurus
Plants · Grazer.
Lemur
Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Ankylosaurus

Plants · Grazer.

Low plants.

Lemur

Plants and meat · Fruit, leaves, and insects.

Fruit, leaves, bark, and the occasional insect snack.

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.

Ankylosaurus
Lives alone
Lemur
Hunts with a pack
Ankylosaurus8 grit /10
Lemur5 grit /10

Ankylosaurus

Lives alone

A coffee table that hits back. Grit: 8/10.

Lemur

Hunts with a pack

Loud in a troop, light in a 1-v-1. 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?

Ankylosaurus
2/10
Lemur
6/10
Ankylosaurus2 brains /10
Lemur6 brains /10

Ankylosaurus

2/10

Low to the ground.

Lemur

6/10

Night-leaning eyes and a nose for ripe fruit.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus magniventris
Lemur
Lemur catta

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Other ankylosaurs and nodosaurs — the armored dinosaur club.

Lemur

Lemur catta

Other lemurs, lorises, and bushbabies — the strepsirrhine fan club.

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?

Ankylosaurus
Low-Profile Club
Lemur
Sunbeam Sprint

Ankylosaurus

Low-Profile Club

Crouch, armor up, wait for a leg to get greedy, then the tail does architecture.

Lemur

Sunbeam Sprint

Ring-tailed lemurs sunbathe like yoga class, then bounce off like popcorn.

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: Ankylosaurus 0 · Lemur 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

Lemur runs first. Ankylosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Ankylosaurus is heavier. Lemur uses tooth comb + leap. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Ankylosaurus tries the Low-Profile Club. Lemur tries the Sunbeam Sprint. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Ankylosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On forest, Ankylosaurus wins. Ankylosaurus is a lot heavier. Lemur 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: Ankylosaurus 5 · Lemur 2 · ties 1.

Your card: Ankylosaurus 0 · Lemur 0.

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

Send this fight

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