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Other big 3's

Started by Spinokaprogorgon, August 02, 2025, 04:32:18 AM

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Spinokaprogorgon

We all know that the big 3 megatheropods are tyrannosaurus, spinosaurus and giganotosaurus. I think ceratopsians will be triceratops, pachyrhinosaurus and styracosaurus. What are the other big 3's?
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Takama

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Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Diplodocus, are the big three i think of when it comes to Sauropods

crazy8wizard

Quote from: Takama on August 02, 2025, 04:53:20 AMBrachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Diplodocus, are the big three i think of when it comes to Sauropods

In terms of popularity, but in terms of overall size, Morrison has bigger sauropods (some of the biggest actually)

BlueKrono

I'd say Quetzalcoatlus, Dimorphodon, and Pteranodon. If we're not distinguishing between Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus I'm not going to wade into Pterodactyl/Pteranodon.

Then I'll go Plesiosaurus, Kronosaurus, and Mosasaurus.
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PrimevalRaptor

Velociraptor, Utahraptor and Deinonychus feels like an easy pick for dromaeosaurs and something else I instantly thought of was stegosaurs where I /feel/ it'd be Stegosaurus, Kentrosaurus and honestly nowadays Miragaia/Dacentrurus? Kentrosaurus definitely has been in a lot of books and also has a ton of toys so I feel it's a trademark guy

Spinokaprogorgon

QuoteThen I'll go Plesiosaurus, Kronosaurus, and Mosasaurus.
I'd replace plesiosaurus with elasmosaurus and kronosaurus with liopleurodon. 
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BlueKrono

Quote from: Spinokaprogorgon on August 02, 2025, 11:49:46 PM
QuoteThen I'll go Plesiosaurus, Kronosaurus, and Mosasaurus.
I'd replace plesiosaurus with elasmosaurus and kronosaurus with liopleurodon.

Okay, Liopleurodon yes. Thanks Charlie. But I don't think Elasmosaurus is as well known as the OG.
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