WHO WILL WIN?
Stegosaurus
WHAP-SPIKE
Tiger
GRRRROWL
THE SETUP

Stegosaurus vs Tiger

Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus
Tiger
Tiger

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

Would they meet?

No. Stegosaurus and Tiger 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

Tiger

Panthera tigris · Stripes, stealth, and serious biceps.

Tiger
Home
Asian forests · Lives in Asia
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Tiger is big.

A solo ambush specialist.

Night vision about six times better than yours.

Quiet until it is not.

  • Tiger is big and fast.
  • Tigers eat deer, wild boar, and just about anything they can overpower.
  • Tigers swim for fun.

Family: Lion, leopard, jaguar — the whole roaring family.

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

1.10 m

Tiger to scale

Tiger

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.

Tiger220 kg

Heavier than a lion, and longer than a small car.

Stegosaurus

2.8 m · 3,500 kg

Stegosaurus is huge. 3,500 kg.

Tiger

1.10 m · 220 kg

Tiger is big. 220 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: Can-opener canines
  • Armor: Camo coat
  • Senses: Night vision about six times better than yours.

Tiger · labeled field diagram

Stegosaurus200 psi bite
Tiger1050 psi bite

Stegosaurus

Thagomizer tail spikes

Tool: thagomizer tail spikes. Bite: 200 psi.

Tiger

Can-opener canines

Tool: can-opener canines. Bite: 1,050 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
Tiger
65 km/h
Stegosaurus12 km/h
Tiger65 km/h

Stegosaurus

12 km/h

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

Tiger

65 km/h

Tiger can go 65 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
StegosaurusTigerBoth

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.

Tiger

This is home · Lives in Asia

Tiger lives in places like forest.

No. Stegosaurus and Tiger 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.
Tiger
Meat · A solo ambush specialist.

Stegosaurus

Plants · Browser.

Low plants.

Tiger

Meat · A solo ambush specialist.

Tigers eat deer, wild boar, and just about anything they can overpower.

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
Tiger
Lives alone
Stegosaurus7 grit /10
Tiger8 grit /10

Stegosaurus

Lives in a herd

Slow salad tank. Grit: 7/10.

Tiger

Lives alone

Quiet until it is not. 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
Tiger
7/10
Stegosaurus2 brains /10
Tiger7 brains /10

Stegosaurus

2/10

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

Tiger

7/10

Night vision about six times better than yours.

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
Tiger
Panthera tigris

Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus stenops

Other plated dinosaurs like Kentrosaurus.

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Lion, leopard, jaguar — the whole roaring family.

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
Tiger
Ambush Pounce

Stegosaurus

Plate Parade Whip

The brain was famously small.

Tiger

Ambush Pounce

Tigers are solo hunters.

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 · Tiger 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

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

THWACK!

THEY MEET

Tiger 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. Tiger uses can-opener canines. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

POW!

SPECIAL MOVES

Stegosaurus tries the Plate Parade Whip. Tiger tries the Ambush Pounce. 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. Tiger 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 · Tiger 5 · ties 1.

Your card: Stegosaurus 0 · Tiger 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 · Tiger

After the rumble: a stick, a pool, and zero chill.

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