WHO WILL WIN?
Stegosaurus
WHAP-SPIKE
Macaw
RAAAK-RAAAK
THE SETUP

Stegosaurus vs Macaw

Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus
Macaw
Macaw

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

Would they meet?

No. Stegosaurus and Macaw 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

Macaw

Ara macao · A flying bolt-cutter in party colors.

Macaw
Home
Amazon canopy · Lives in South America
Food
Plants and meat
Group
Lives in a flock
Size
Macaw is tiny.

Seed-cracker.

Color vision and a noise that carries over canopy.

Social screamer.

  • Macaw is tiny and fast.
  • Seeds, nuts, fruit, and clay from riverbanks that helps settle spicy toxins.
  • High trees in pairs or flocks.

Family: Other parrots.

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

0.90 m

Macaw to scale

Macaw

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.

Macaw1 kg

Light as a loaf of bread, longer than a yardstick with the tail.

Stegosaurus

2.8 m · 3,500 kg

Stegosaurus is huge. 3,500 kg.

Macaw

0.90 m · 1 kg

Macaw is tiny. 1 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: Nutcracker beak
  • Armor: Rainbow vanish
  • Senses: Color vision and a noise that carries over canopy.

Macaw · labeled field diagram

Stegosaurus200 psi bite
Macaw200 psi bite

Stegosaurus

Thagomizer tail spikes

Tool: thagomizer tail spikes. Bite: 200 psi.

Macaw

Nutcracker beak

Tool: nutcracker beak. Bite: 200 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
Macaw
56 km/h
Stegosaurus12 km/h
Macaw56 km/h

Stegosaurus

12 km/h

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

Macaw

56 km/h

Macaw can go 56 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
StegosaurusMacawBoth

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.

Macaw

This is home · Lives in South America

Macaw lives in places like forest.

No. Stegosaurus and Macaw 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.
Macaw
Plants and meat · Seed-cracker.

Stegosaurus

Plants · Browser.

Low plants.

Macaw

Plants and meat · Seed-cracker.

Seeds, nuts, fruit, and clay from riverbanks that helps settle spicy toxins.

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
Macaw
Lives in a flock
Stegosaurus7 grit /10
Macaw5 grit /10

Stegosaurus

Lives in a herd

Slow salad tank. Grit: 7/10.

Macaw

Lives in a flock

Social screamer. 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?

Stegosaurus
2/10
Macaw
6/10
Stegosaurus2 brains /10
Macaw6 brains /10

Stegosaurus

2/10

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

Macaw

6/10

Color vision and a noise that carries over canopy.

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
Macaw
Ara macao

Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus stenops

Other plated dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus.

Macaw

Ara macao

Other parrots.

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
Macaw
Squawk and Scoot

Stegosaurus

Plate Parade Whip

The brain was famously small.

Macaw

Squawk and Scoot

The call is an alarm.

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 · Macaw 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

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

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

SLAM!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Stegosaurus is heavier. Macaw uses nutcracker beak. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Stegosaurus tries the Plate Parade Whip. Macaw tries the Squawk and Scoot. 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 forest, Stegosaurus wins. Stegosaurus is a lot heavier. Macaw 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 4 · Macaw 2 · ties 2.

Your card: Stegosaurus 0 · Macaw 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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