Tyrannosaurus Rex VRS Megalodon

Cruel Sun

Who do you think would win?

Let's say there both in water, just enough for the Megalodon to swim in and not enough to drown the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Both the Megalodon and the T Rex are in there prime.





I think the Megalodon would tear the T Rex apart.

Mickeroo

If there's enough water for Megaladon to swim then I'm pretty sure they would have a slight advantage.........

Monty Burnz

This is a bit like asking who would win between a colossal squid and a gorilla, assuming the fight is somewhere there's just enough jungle for the gorilla to walk around in.

Cruel Sun

Mickeroo wrote: »

If there's enough water for Megaladon to swim then I'm pretty sure they would have a slight advantage.........

There's just enough room for the Megalodon to swim.

Cruel Sun

Monty Burnz wrote: »

This is a bit like asking who would win between a colossal squid and a gorilla, assuming the fight is somewhere there's just enough jungle for the gorilla to walk around in.

Not quite, the Tyrannosaurus Rex could actually swim for short distances.

Capt'n Midnight

how about these guys ?

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/tylosaurus/

Tylosaurus grew more than 45 feet (14 meters) long, making it the largest of the marine reptiles called mosasaurs.

This one gets bonus points for brains
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livyatan_melvillei

Unlike the modern sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, L. melvillei had functional teeth in both its jaws.[2] The jaws of L. melvillei were robust and its temporal fossa was also considerably larger than in the modern-age sperm whale.[2] L. melvillei is one of the largest raptorial predators yet known, with whale experts using the phrase "the biggest tetrapod bite ever found" to explain their find

wait till we find his big brother , someday...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkleosteus
not as big as the others but the tiny brain might make this a fish without fear
and worst bite ever, take chunks out of you without having to tear it off
also gets bonus points for toughest skull

Galvasean

Y'know, the forum has been going several years now and this is our first VRS thread...

Galvasean

PS:

Adam Khor

I usually dislike VRS discussions, they get silly very quickly XD And this is a very unlikely match. I don´t doubt T-Rex could swim to some extent (ostriches, cassowaries and emus can swim, after all), but there's a big chasm between being able to swim and being able to swim well enough to actually battle another animal IN the water. Polar bears can swim very well, yet they are said to be eaten by killer whales and Greenland sharks. Tigers are formidable predators and kill crocodiles with ease in land or shallow water, yet in deeper water they fall prey to large crocs themselves. Same goes for lions.

I think if Megalodon was able to swim, then it would easily win. It was much more massive than T-Rex. I think a better match would be Megalodon vs a large mosasaur or pliosaur, or even one of the very largest crocodilians. T-Rex vs Megalodon is just not a fair match.

Galvasean

In my head I imagine T. rex on land with megalodon 'flying' as if governed by water.

Adam Khor

Galvasean wrote: »

In my head I imagine T. rex on land with megalodon 'flying' as if governed by water.

Unfortunately, if that was the case Megalodon would easily win as well

Capt'n Midnight

Galvasean wrote: »

In my head I imagine T. rex on land with megalodon 'flying' as if governed by water.

Thunderdome on the ISS ?

Cruel Sun

A large great white VRS a T-Rex would probably be fairer. T Rex is much bigger and it's bite would be around 3 times stronger but the shark would have the advantage with the water. Would be close.

Galvasean

Yeah a large GW like the 'Submariner' who was a 20 footer would be a better match. T. rex just wouldn't have the maneuverability and would be squashed easily be a megalodon.

Kess73

Galvasean wrote: »

Yeah a large GW like the 'Submariner' who was a 20 footer would be a better match. T. rex just wouldn't have the maneuverability and would be squashed easily be a megalodon.

Are you talking about the South African GW called the Submarine? That was proven to be a hoax and the pic was doctored. It still gets reported in many sites as fact.

Having said that I have been in the water (in a cage) with some massive GWs that would be in the 18 foot bracket, maybe a little longer, who would have been 3,000lbs to 4,000lbs range, and I would have little doubt that if they were to attack a T Rex in a water depth that allowed the shark to manoeuvre, then the naturally aquatic creature would win every time.

If we totally discount the fact that a predator like the GW would most likely
be very wary of anything the size of a T-Rex in shallow water, I would see the shark winning with as little as one bite. One bite to the leg could send the T-Rex toppling over, and at that point it would be fair game to drown, die of shock, or die of blood loss.


A meg against T Rex in water would just be a horrible mismatch. The meg is too big and much too heavy for the Rex to even have a slim chance.

Adam Khor

Kess73 wrote: »

If we totally discount the fact that a predator like the GW would most likely
be very wary of anything the size of a T-Rex in shallow water, I would see the shark winning with as little as one bite. One bite to the leg could send the T-Rex toppling over, and at that point it would be fair game to drown, die of shock, or die of blood loss.


A meg against T Rex in water would just be a horrible mismatch. The meg is too big and much too heavy for the Rex to even have a slim chance.

This. Thanks

Grey legion

Total mismatch.

The typical body mass listed for adult Tyrannosaurus is 6-7 tons.
The typical body mass for megalodon is 50 metric tons. 7 to 8 times heavier than the dinosaur.
According to a recent experiment, megalodon could engulf 30 square feet of organic substance in one bite.
T. rex is absolutely no match.

dodderangler

I think a better one would be who would win
Titanaboa vs Sarcosuchus

Bit like anaconda vs a salty
Be some battle as both are aquatic

Kess73

dodderangler wrote: »

I think a better one would be who would win
Titanaboa vs Sarcosuchus

Bit like anaconda vs a salty
Be some battle as both are aquatic

Deinosuchus would probably be a better choice over a Sarcosuchus.


Would imagine it would boil down to whether or not the snake could maintain a constricting grip (assuming that it 100% hunted in that fashion) long enough to do enough damage to the croc or long enough to drown it before the croc got a clean bite in.

If the titanaboa was against a Deinosuchus, then I would favour the croc based on raw power, and crazy bite power. Would see this clash as being similar to what plays out now between fully grown salties and large constrictoirs.


As for the modern day clash, I would actually favour a big saltie as there are recorded cases of full sized adult salties killing full sized constrictors whereas most of the reported cases crocs/gators killed in modern times consist of a small to average sized croc/gator being attacked by a large constrictor.

dodderangler

I agree that the bite force will easily take over the snake but in modern day a 5 metre long saltie vs anaconda or retic should the snake get correct hold on the croc it'd be smothered
After looking up on google there it's said that A green anaconda has a strength of 6kg/cm2 which means overall strength is 4000kg
That's some strength
Givin salty has to lock on and tear it to shreds but if the snake gets good hold its over

Galvasean

Or this could happen...

Stone Deaf 4evr

Has to go to the megaldon, sure the tyranno has terrible reach with them tiny front arms, he'd never land a decent punch.

Galvasean

I know it's funny to slag off T. rex's small arms, but in a fist fight surely megalodon is even more screwed?

Unless he goes Mike Tyson style.

dodderangler

That's probably why trex was always angry
Wouldn't you be if you were made so big with tiny little arms

Stone Deaf 4evr

dodderangler wrote: »

That's probably why trex was always angry
Wouldn't you be if you were made so big with tiny little arms

I'd say he finds press ups murder.
'come at me megalo!'
'do you even lift bro? '

dodderangler

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I'd say he finds press ups murder.
'come at me megalo!'
'do you even lift bro? '

Probably even more annoyed on them cold nights alone and can't even give himself a tug

Galvasean

Adam Khor

We needs more polls. And stuff.

dodderangler

With likes of titanaboa vs giant croc or trex it'd come down to who gets who first
For instance if trex walked past titanaboa and snake struck and coiled then trex is a goner
But with croc and Rex if they got the snake first then prob paralyse it with one good bite and game over for snake

Adam Khor

dodderangler wrote: »

With likes of titanaboa vs giant croc or trex it'd come down to who gets who first
For instance if trex walked past titanaboa and snake struck and coiled then trex is a goner
But with croc and Rex if they got the snake first then prob paralyse it with one good bite and game over for snake

Agreed- I think the Titanoboa would have the best chance if it got a hold of the T-Rex's hindquarters (its leg or something) so that it could quickly coil around it and avoid the snapping jaws. I doubt T-Rex was flexible enough to reach its own hindquarters, like a carnivorous mammal would...

dodderangler

Thinkin of gettin a snake
Where would one get a titanaboa
They seem cool

What bout Sarcosuchus vs spinosaurus
Again probably depends on the ambush on who goes after who first

Galvasean

In water Sarcosuchus would probably have the edge, but on land Spinosaurus all day long.

dodderangler

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/6900295_460s.jpg

Adam Khor

I've recently read that perhaps Sarcosuchus was not that much of a dinosaur-eater like they've been telling us, instead feeding on large fish and such- its jaws are long and narrow, like a gharial's, very different from the massive jaws of Deinosuchus or say, Purussaurus, which were more similar to big-game hunting Nile and saltwater crocs today...

Of course, a 13 meter long gharial would probably eat anything it wanted...

So I'm with Sean- in water, Sarcosuchus, on land, Spinosaurus.