A deadly Allosaurus ambushes its prey | Planet Dinosaur - BBC

Allosaurus is the most common killer in these lands nine meters long with a battery of saw blade like teeth and powerful clawed forearms Allosaurus is a formidable hunter it shares the plains with dozens of species of plant eating dinosaurs ellone Camptosaurus away from the protection of stegasaurus should be easy pickings for a hunting Allosaurus allosaurus teeth were serrated front and back perfectly evolved for tearing through flesh however recent research has indicated that Allosaurus bite was surprisingly weak calculations suggested its bite was less powerful than a lion's despite being seven times more massive so just how did this Jurassic monster hunt and kill the answer is with an element of surprise canta Soros relies on its keen senses to avoid predators allosaurus on the other hand is a fast and powerful ambush hunter faster than Camptosaurus a 1 and a half ton killer can't run fast for long it's a question of speed versus stamina despite the apparent weakness of its bite Allosaurus did in fact have a deadly killing method its skull could withstand a force more than 15 times as great as its bite this meant that Allosaurus used its head like an axe it's strong neck muscles driving its top jaw into its prey with every impact the serrated teeth would tear through its preys flesh the victim dying through a combination of shock and blood loss it isn't pretty it isn't clinical but it's ruthlessly efficient

Channel: BBC

Views: 3,966,914

Rating: 4.8305125 out of 5

Keywords: Allosaurus, Jurassic, ''Planet, Dinosaur'', ''BBC, One'', Nothronychus, tyrannosaur, Jurassic Park, Sam Neil, Museam, Night at the Museam, T-REX, Computer Graphics, Planet Earth, Planet Earth II, Fossils, Ambush, Predator, North America

Id: YSGdowqESaQ

Length: 4min 50sec (290 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 11 2011

Reddit Comments

[u/[deleted]]

Not a fan of Planet Dinosaur myself. It's a little too action-packed for my liking, and their approach to CGI animation and CGI environments wigs me out.

[u/Gloomasaurus]

I love planet dinosaur. I actually just deleted it, along with a few other good ones. I think March of the Dinosaurs or something too. I think Last Day of the Dinosaurs too.

Its not a documentary really but a cool movie is Speckles the Tarbosaurus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IolxdrX2NxA

[u/AJChelett]

It has has few inaccuracies though.

Sinorithosaurus is not believed to be venomous. The "axehead" allosaurus theory is pretty speculative. The spinosaurus and carcharodontosaurus have unrealistic proportions. Mapusaurus being able to slice chunks off a living argentosaurus that easily is unlikely. The teeth more likely just tore near puncture wounds to break blood vessels.