Quetzalcoatlus Challenging Tyrannosaurus [Prehistoric Planet]

A pair of Quetzalcoatlus engage a T. rex guarding an Alamosaurus carcass… A confrontation between two of North America’s top, yet highly contrasting terrestrial hunters, Tyrannosaurus rex and Quetzalcoatlus northropi… One is a heavy, muscle-packed, heavily armed theropod, sporting a strong bite force and bone crushing teeth, tools that enabled it to hunt and maim equally large and dangerous herbivores, such as Edmontosaurus, Triceratops, and sometimes Ankylosaurus… The other is a very large, lightweight, predatory azhdarchid equipped with powerful wings that enabled it to not only actively fly, but also allowed it to swiftly move on the ground like a giant vampire bat as it ran after anything it could catch and swallow whole… This scene did a good job showing how T. rex was not the usual relentless murder machine we see on the big screen, but a calculated animal that could determine if something is worth fighting over, especially if it encountered the only other local, giant ca
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