WHO WILL WIN?
Stegosaurus
WHAP-SPIKE
Hyena
WHOOP-HAHA
THE SETUP

Stegosaurus vs Hyena

Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus
Hyena
Hyena

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

Would they meet?

No. Stegosaurus and Hyena 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

Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus stenops · Roof-plates up top, a tagged tail in back.

Stegosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic fern prairies of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Plants
Group
Lives in a herd
Size
Stegosaurus is huge.

Browser.

A tiny brain, a low head, and a tail that did not wait for a committee.

Slow salad tank.

  • Stegosaurus is huge and slow.
  • Low plants.
  • Morrison Formation country — Late Jurassic, about 150 million years ago.

Family: Other plated dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus.

Corner B

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta · The bone-crunching comedian of the savanna.

Hyena
Home
African savanna · Lives in Africa
Food
Meat
Group
Hunts with a pack
Size
Hyena is medium.

Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Bold in a clan.

  • Hyena is medium and fast.
  • They hunt more than they scavenge.
  • Open grassland where clans can hear each other across the night.

Family: Not dogs.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

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

1.70 m

Grown-up

2.8 m

Stegosaurus to scale

Stegosaurus

0.85 m

Hyena to scale

Hyena

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

Stegosaurus3,500 kg

About the weight of a pickup truck, with plates that could top a grown-up's head.

Hyena70 kg

About as heavy as a big dog that skipped every 'drop it' lesson.

Stegosaurus

2.8 m · 3,500 kg

Stegosaurus is huge. 3,500 kg.

Hyena

0.85 m · 70 kg

Hyena is medium. 70 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: Thagomizer tail spikes
  • Armor: Kite-plate rooftop
  • Senses: A tiny brain, a low head, and a tail that did not wait for a committee.

Stegosaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Bone-blender jaws
  • Armor: Scrappy stamina
  • Senses: Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

Hyena · labeled field diagram

Stegosaurus200 psi bite
Hyena1100 psi bite

Stegosaurus

Thagomizer tail spikes

Tool: thagomizer tail spikes. Bite: 200 psi.

Hyena

Bone-blender jaws

Tool: bone-blender jaws. Bite: 1,100 psi.

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

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Stegosaurus
12 km/h
Hyena
60 km/h
Stegosaurus12 km/h
Hyena60 km/h

Stegosaurus

12 km/h

Stegosaurus can go 12 km/h. That is slow.

Hyena

60 km/h

Hyena can go 60 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
StegosaurusHyenaBoth

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

Stegosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Stegosaurus lives in places like grassland.

Hyena

This is home · Lives in Africa

Hyena lives in places like grassland.

No. Stegosaurus and Hyena did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Stegosaurus
Plants · Browser.
Hyena
Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

Stegosaurus

Plants · Browser.

Low plants.

Hyena

Meat · Clan chasers and bone-crushers.

They hunt more than they scavenge.

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.

Stegosaurus
Lives in a herd
Hyena
Hunts with a pack
Stegosaurus7 grit /10
Hyena9 grit /10

Stegosaurus

Lives in a herd

Slow salad tank. Grit: 7/10.

Hyena

Hunts with a pack

Bold in a clan. Grit: 9/10.

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?

Stegosaurus
2/10
Hyena
7/10
Stegosaurus2 brains /10
Hyena7 brains /10

Stegosaurus

2/10

A tiny brain, a low head, and a tail that did not wait for a committee.

Hyena

7/10

Night hunters with a nose for leftovers and a bite that opens bones.

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

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus stenops
Hyena
Crocuta crocuta

Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus stenops

Other plated dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus.

Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Not dogs.

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?

Stegosaurus
Plate Parade Whip
Hyena
Whoop-and-Swarm

Stegosaurus

Plate Parade Whip

The brain was famously small.

Hyena

Whoop-and-Swarm

The laugh is a call, not a joke.

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: Stegosaurus 0 · Hyena 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Hyena runs first. Stegosaurus does not race. They wait in grassland.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Stegosaurus is heavier. Hyena uses bone-blender jaws. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Stegosaurus tries the Plate Parade Whip. Hyena tries the Whoop-and-Swarm. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Stegosaurus!

A STOMP

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

On grassland, Stegosaurus wins. Stegosaurus is a lot heavier. Hyena 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: Stegosaurus 3 · Hyena 3 · ties 2.

Your card: Stegosaurus 0 · Hyena 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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