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[MrHicks]

the herbivores > predators with dinos
a fair number of herbivores kicked so much ass that NOTHING not even a trex dared to attack it

but you cant make a movie with them eating humans so they get less love

 

[A Pretty Panda]

 

[Dr. Randy Marsh]

But to be honest, I've always preferred plesiosaurs and pterosaurs to dinosaurs.

 

[zeemumu]

 

[Toxi]

But to be honest, I've always preferred plesiosaurs and pterosaurs to dinosaurs.

Any love for mosasaurs?

 

[Ecotic]

Any love for mosasaurs?

I love all the extinct marine reptiles, I don't get why the KT extinction killed them all off but not the sharks. They probably both fed on the same things lower in the food chain.

 

[tokyostomp]

I'm still reeling from the fact that dinos are descendents of birds.

dinos = no feathers!

 

[Mumei]

Tyrannosaurus rex.

Still the King.

 

[Green Mamba]

I think it's far more interesting to know that we have a direct window into the past in the form of birds instead of dinosaurs just being these completely unknowable ancient monsters.

Like, seriously, look at bird feet:

...and realize what you're actually looking at: dinosaur feet.

 

[televator]

Ooh, I have another... Masiakasaurus



Such a weird looking animal.

http://youtu.be/qh_IFymXS9o

I think it's far more interesting to know that we have a direct window into the past in the form of birds instead of dinosaurs just being these completely unknowable ancient monsters.

Like, seriously, look at bird feet:

...and realize what you're actually looking at: dinosaur feet.

Also number of dinos with no feathers that still live today... Oh what's that? None. Feathered dinos win. Feathers= immunity to global catastrophe. I wish I had feathers.

 

[Fury Sense]

Ankylosaurus!

Ankylosaurus was one of the last armored dinosaurs to live, and indeed one of the last dinosaurs of any type to live.

During the time period that Ankylosaurus roamed the North American continent, a number of large, dangerous predators were also on the prowl, including Tyrannosaurus. Ankylosaurus was a slow moving herbivore and needed protection from these hungry hunters.

This protection came in the form of sharp spikes, and a long heavy hammer tail that could be used to break the legs of its enemies. Even the eyelids of Ankylosaurus were plated for protection.

 

[thebeeks]

Styracosaurus is my favorite dinosaur, but this thread's already got enough Styrac love, so I'll mention my favorite non-dinosaur, the Dimetrodon.

These guys roamed the same parts of Texas I've lived in all my life, and that never ceases to amaze me.

 

[yogloo]

It used to be brontosaurus.
But then they told me that it never existed and ruined my childhood.

 

[yogloo]

http://youtu.be/qh_IFymXS9o



Also number of dinos with no feathers that still live today... Oh what's that? None. Feathered dinos win. Feathers= immunity to global catastrophe. I wish I had feathers.

Komodo dragon?

 

[Green Mamba]

Komodo dragon?

A Komodo Dragon is a lizard, not a dinosaur.

A quick and simple litmus test for determining if something is a dinosaur: if it does not stand fully erect (as in, legs directly beneath their body), then it is not a dinosaur.

 

[Erehtih]

Velociraptor #TeamFeathers

Did we just become best friends?

 

[Daingurse]

Styracosaurus is my favorite dinosaur, but this thread's already got enough Styrac love, so I'll mention my favorite non-dinosaur, the Dimetrodon.

These guys roamed the same parts of Texas I've lived in all my life, and that never ceases to amaze me.

Ah, therapsids were indeed fascinating, more mammalian than reptile! I'm partial to Gorgonops myself.

 

[speculawyer]

Chicken.

Mmmm. I love them. Fuck dinosaurs. Mammals win!

 

[Toa TAK]

Allosaurus and Troodon.

 

[greycolumbus]

It's a protosaur but I don't care. Sharovipteryx has never been bested.

 

[mr jones]

It's a protosaur but I don't care. Sharovipteryx has never been bested.

That's a new one to me.

I'm terrified of modern oceanic life - I could only imagine the ridiculousness that lived in the seas back then.

 

[Rezbit]

I mean T-Rex is traditionally the most badass, but it's usually presented as "the bad guy." Still, even though I have soft spot for the herbivores (damn you Jurassic Park!) it's probably my favourite.

 

[Djapri]

 

[GeoGonzo]

From among the best known, Stegosaurus. As a kid I found herbivores a lot more relatable since as cool as predators were, it was hard for me to picture them as anything more than monsters.

And... #TeamFeathers. Picture a badass eagle. Now take the feathers away. Does it look better to you? ... Really? You perv.

-edit-

It's a protosaur but I don't care. Sharovipteryx has never been bested.

Oh man, I can't imagine that working at all. Very neat nonetheless.

 

[Princess Viola]

Deinonychus and Allosaurus were my two faves as a child.

 

[Edwardo]

Dang, so many cool dinos in this thread. Growing up I always like the Allosaurus. The velociraptor gets some love too.

 

[Omegasquash]

Allosaurus love ALL up in this thread. Make me feel warm on a chilly day.

 

[Chuckpebble]

Pachycephalosaurus

 

[Neoriceisgood]

It's a protosaur but I don't care. Sharovipteryx has never been bested.

Man I was gonna post that.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

T-Rex.

 

[DopeToast]

Deinonychus

 

[Burt]

IGUANODON



He has SPIKES for thumbs. So badass! I loved this dinosaur when I was a kid.

holy shit nature's shiv thats awesome