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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2023 19:21:19 GMT
Giant squid imo.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 2:13:05 GMT
Dunkleosteus easily. Jaws are way too much.
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Post by Hardcastle on Feb 24, 2023 3:09:35 GMT
I feel like Ling disrespects the Dunk...
I'm not really sure who wins, but I think Dunkleosteus was a bad ass and I have a sneaking suspicion it would have exceeded expectations.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 7:57:06 GMT
I feel like Ling disrespects the Dunk... I'm not really sure who wins, but I think Dunkleosteus was a bad ass and I have a sneaking suspicion it would have exceeded expectations. Dunkleosteus is now 4.3m long. |
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Post by Hardcastle on Feb 24, 2023 8:07:59 GMT
What about when they change their mind again?
Anyway, for what it's worth I think dunk would have dunked on any 4.3 metre shark.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 15:41:37 GMT
What about when they change their mind again? Anyway, for what it's worth I think dunk would have dunked on any 4.3 metre shark. Lol. Dunkleosteus is overrated. Not only was it more retarded than a shark, it didn't live with any other large predators to competd with nor did it have adequate jaws. |
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Post by Hardcastle on Feb 24, 2023 22:36:31 GMT
With no large competitors I guess that means the dunk was suppressing shark evolution from venturing near the upper trophic level. That's another big slam for the dunk. It's jaws seem perfectly adapted to turn a shark into mush.
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Post by pat on Feb 24, 2023 22:59:08 GMT
I agree. Boney fish with the dunk's bauplan (strong jaws) like triggers and puffers usually dunk on sharks in the aquarium.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 23:20:45 GMT
I disagree. Yes, Dunkleoteus had strong jaws, but it also had a very small gape. Almost like Xiphactinus. I would question if Dunkleosteus could even get a good grip on the shark. Also imo large razor-sharp teeth are more detrimental than two blade-shaped pieces of bone with no serration.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 23:23:59 GMT
With no large competitors I guess that means the dunk was suppressing shark evolution from venturing near the upper trophic level. That's another big slam for the dunk. It's jaws seem perfectly adapted to turn a shark into mush. Sharks had just started to evolve around the Devonian. Thus they were quite small. But Dunkleosteus did have to compete with a shark-like creature called Stethacanthus. They were both similar in size and may have had short scuffles every now and again when preying on the same food. |
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Post by pat on Feb 24, 2023 23:26:38 GMT
I disagree. Yes, Dunkleoteus had strong jaws, but it also had a very small gape. Almost like Xiphactinus. I would question if Dunkleosteus could even get a good grip on the shark. Also imo large razor-sharp teeth are more detrimental than two blade-shaped pieces of bone with no serration. So a dunk was basically a modern day triggerfish,these things bully sharks in home aquariums all the time. That being said, the triggerfish is a very agile swimmer so it can keep swimming around a shark taking chunks out. However, I heard a dunk is like a marlin. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 23:34:14 GMT
I disagree. Yes, Dunkleoteus had strong jaws, but it also had a very small gape. Almost like Xiphactinus. I would question if Dunkleosteus could even get a good grip on the shark. Also imo large razor-sharp teeth are more detrimental than two blade-shaped pieces of bone with no serration. So a dunk was basically a modern day triggerfish,these things bully sharks in home aquariums all the time. That being said, the triggerfish is a very agile swimmer so it can keep swimming around a shark taking chunks out. However, I heard a dunk is like a marlin. Dunkleosteus is the exact opposite of a marlin. It was short and agile or 'torpedo-built' at all. So you can shove that up your ass. |
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Post by pat on Feb 24, 2023 23:35:06 GMT
So a dunk was basically a modern day triggerfish,these things bully sharks in home aquariums all the time. That being said, the triggerfish is a very agile swimmer so it can keep swimming around a shark taking chunks out. However, I heard a dunk is like a marlin. Dunkleosteus is the exact opposite of a marlin. It was short and agile or 'torpedo-built' at all. So you can shove that up your ass. So dunk was basically a giant scaled up triggerfish. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2023 23:38:16 GMT
Dunkleosteus is the exact opposite of a marlin. It was short and agile or 'torpedo-built' at all. So you can shove that up your ass. So dunk was basically a giant scaled up triggerfish. Dunkleosteus had no barely any competition from other predators, unlike Triggerfish which have to protect themselves from a large array of different animals. Thus it would naturally be more aggressive. |
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Post by pat on Feb 24, 2023 23:41:36 GMT
So dunk was basically a giant scaled up triggerfish. Dunkleosteus had no barely any competition from other predators, unlike Triggerfish which have to protect themselves from a large array of different animals. Thus it would naturally be more aggressive. Would you say dunk is closer to a triggerfish or a golden dorado? Triggerfish is slower but more agile in small spaces, has small jaws mostly for attacking mollusks/coral which is literally biting through rock. Dorado is very fast and very agile but probably suited for pelagic environments. They have large jaws with a strong bite force though not as concentrated as a triggerfish. Known for chewing relatively large fish in half and tearing human "appendages" clean off. Both are considered very aggressive in aquariums and I'd put both above a shark at parity. |
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