WHO WILL WIN?
Stegosaurus
WHAP-SPIKE
Leopard
RASP-GROWL
THE SETUP

Stegosaurus vs Leopard

Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus
Leopard
Leopard

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

Would they meet?

No. Stegosaurus and Leopard 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

Leopard

Panthera pardus · The spotted ghost of the treetops.

Leopard
Home
African and Asian woodland · Lives in Africa / Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Leopard is medium.

Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

Night specialist.

Secretive and bold.

  • Leopard is medium and fast.
  • Antelope, monkeys, birds — leopards are not picky, just sneaky.
  • They live just about everywhere a tree or a rocky hideout exists.

Family: Lion, tiger, jaguar — the roaring cousins with different fashion.

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

0.70 m

Leopard to scale

Leopard

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.

Leopard60 kg

About as heavy as a fifth-grader, with much better climbing grades.

Stegosaurus

2.8 m · 3,500 kg

Stegosaurus is huge. 3,500 kg.

Leopard

0.70 m · 60 kg

Leopard is medium. 60 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: Tree-drag canines
  • Armor: Spot camouflage
  • Senses: Night specialist.

Leopard · labeled field diagram

Stegosaurus200 psi bite
Leopard310 psi bite

Stegosaurus

Thagomizer tail spikes

Tool: thagomizer tail spikes. Bite: 200 psi.

Leopard

Tree-drag canines

Tool: tree-drag canines. Bite: 310 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
Leopard
58 km/h
Stegosaurus12 km/h
Leopard58 km/h

Stegosaurus

12 km/h

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

Leopard

58 km/h

Leopard can go 58 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 forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
StegosaurusLeopardBoth

Meeting biome: forest. 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 forest.

Leopard

This is home · Lives in Africa / Asia

Leopard lives in places like forest.

No. Stegosaurus and Leopard 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.
Leopard
Meat · Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

Stegosaurus

Plants · Browser.

Low plants.

Leopard

Meat · Ambush, then haul dinner up a tree.

Antelope, monkeys, birds — leopards are not picky, just sneaky.

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
Leopard
Lives alone
Stegosaurus7 grit /10
Leopard8 grit /10

Stegosaurus

Lives in a herd

Slow salad tank. Grit: 7/10.

Leopard

Lives alone

Secretive and bold. 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?

Stegosaurus
2/10
Leopard
7/10
Stegosaurus2 brains /10
Leopard7 brains /10

Stegosaurus

2/10

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

Leopard

7/10

Night specialist.

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
Leopard
Panthera pardus

Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus stenops

Other plated dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus.

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Lion, tiger, jaguar — the roaring cousins with different fashion.

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
Leopard
Ambush from Above

Stegosaurus

Plate Parade Whip

The brain was famously small.

Leopard

Ambush from Above

They hunt at night and drop from branches like spotted lightning.

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 · Leopard 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

SKREEE!

THEY MEET

Leopard runs first. Stegosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

CHOMP!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Stegosaurus is heavier. Leopard uses tree-drag canines. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SNAP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Stegosaurus tries the Plate Parade Whip. Leopard tries the Ambush from Above. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Stegosaurus!

A STOMP · UNDERDOG

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

On forest, Stegosaurus wins. Stegosaurus is a lot heavier. Leopard 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 2 · Leopard 3 · ties 3.

Your card: Stegosaurus 0 · Leopard 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.

Also starring · Leopard

Cubs. Spots. The next rumble starts in twenty years.

Nashville Zoo · Wikimedia Commons · CC. Source

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