WHO WILL WIN?
Crocodile
SNAP-HISSS
Allosaurus
RAAAH
THE SETUP

Crocodile vs Allosaurus

Crocodile
Crocodile
Allosaurus
Allosaurus

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

Would they meet?

No. Crocodile and Allosaurus 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

Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus · A living fossil with a trapdoor mouth.

Crocodile
Home
African rivers · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Crocodile is big.

Wait like a log.

Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Explosive from zero.

  • Crocodile is big and not very fast.
  • Fish, mammals, birds — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the menu.
  • They wait like logs.

Family: Alligators, caimans, and dinosaurs' old roommates, the archosaurs.

Corner B

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.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

0.70 m

Crocodile to scale

Crocodile

2.8 m

Allosaurus to scale

Allosaurus

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

Crocodile500 kg

Can stretch longer than a pickup truck.

Allosaurus1,700 kg

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

Crocodile

0.70 m · 500 kg

Crocodile is big. 500 kg.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 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: The planet's hardest chomp
  • Armor: Bony osteoderm shield
  • Senses: Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Crocodile · labeled field diagram

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

Allosaurus · labeled field diagram

Crocodile3700 psi bite
Allosaurus2000 psi bite

Crocodile

The planet's hardest chomp

Tool: the planet's hardest chomp. Bite: 3,700 psi.

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

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

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Crocodile
32 km/h
Allosaurus
32 km/h
Crocodile32 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h

Crocodile

32 km/h

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

Allosaurus

32 km/h

Allosaurus can go 32 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
CrocodileAllosaurusBoth

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

Crocodile

Not their home · Lives in Africa

Crocodile's home is the african rivers, not forest.

Allosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Allosaurus lives in places like forest.

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

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Crocodile
Meat · Wait like a log.
Allosaurus
Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Crocodile

Meat · Wait like a log.

Fish, mammals, birds — if it comes to the water's edge, it is on the menu.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

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.

Crocodile
Lives alone
Allosaurus
Lives alone
Crocodile8 grit /10
Allosaurus8 grit /10

Crocodile

Lives alone

Explosive from zero. Grit: 8/10.

Allosaurus

Lives alone

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

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?

Crocodile
4/10
Allosaurus
4/10
Crocodile4 brains /10
Allosaurus4 brains /10

Crocodile

4/10

Pressure sensors in the skin feel a ripple.

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis

Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Alligators, caimans, and dinosaurs' old roommates, the archosaurs.

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

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?

Crocodile
Death-Roll Remix
Allosaurus
Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Crocodile

Death-Roll Remix

If it grabs you, it spins.

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

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: Crocodile 0 · Allosaurus 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Crocodile runs first. Allosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Crocodile uses the planet's hardest chomp. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Crocodile tries the Death-Roll Remix. Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Allosaurus!

A CLEAR PICK · UNDERDOG

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

On forest, Allosaurus wins. Allosaurus likes forest more. Crocodile 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: Crocodile 3 · Allosaurus 2 · ties 3.

Your card: Crocodile 0 · Allosaurus 0.

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

Send this fight

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