Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Terrible '90s Dromaeosaur Face-Off: Round 4

It's finally time for the last round before the semi-finals. Last week's runaway rinner was Velociraptor from the Dinosaurier trading cards - described as a "Croco-raptor" (Ryan de Luca), "hideous mutant alligator man" (Tomozaurus) and "bipedal crocodile with ostrich legs" (Henrique Niza). Shine on, you crazy diamond!



Both of this week's entries come courtesy of Vrahno, who was able to provide a double helping of spectacularly bad dromaeosaurs in a single comment. It should be a tough one!

In the blue corner - Velociraptor from Spotter's Guide to Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals:



And in the red corner - Velociraptor from 100 Things You Should Know About Dinosaurs:



Which one wins? And on what criteria? You decide! The winner will appear in the second semi-final in two weeks' time. Best of luck.
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16 comments:

  1. TrishOctober 4, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Oh God, oh GOD the Blue Corner! You poor thing! What happened to your large talons? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR HEAD???

    (Seriously, what are those lumps on the back of his head?)

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  2. davorOctober 4, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Blue. Just bizarre.

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  3. Ryan DeLucaOctober 4, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    I gotta go with the red corner. I just want a gaggle of puppy dog raptors for my very own. A man can dream....

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  4. NateeOctober 4, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    The blue corner appears to be suffering from 'Cane Toad Syndrome'. It seems to occur with peculiar frequency among theropods. Blue corner it is.

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  5. WyxOctober 4, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    This one is easy, since I both like the blue corner better and think it's the worse out of the two.

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  6. HadiazOctober 4, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Are the following terrible enough to qualify? I'd be surprised if Trish hasn't already recommended the 2nd link's Deinonychus & Velociraptor or the 3rd link's Velociraptor, given that she reviewed "A Field Guide to Dinosaurs" & "The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals".

    http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5561688220_0ac4050091.jpg

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=130512444668

    http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v624/fenchurch/blargh/olddinobook3/?action=view&current=miedpa889.jpg

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  7. AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Definitely the blue corner. If the thing didn't have a tail, I'd mistake it for the Dinosauroid. :P

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  8. TomozaurusOctober 4, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    @Trish: It's an enlarged brain, it's evolving into a dinosauroid. My vote goes for it too.

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  9. TrishOctober 5, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Hadiaz, it's up to Dave and Marc, but I will definitely vouch for GiantNeckraptor.

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  10. The Defective BrainOctober 5, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Raptor vs Brain tumour= Blue Corner
    Raptor vs Belly fat= Blue Corner
    Raptor - Sickle Claws = Blue Corner.

    It's not a raptor. it's an abomination. and therefore wins.

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  11. tnthielenOctober 5, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    I like the sleazy looking blue corner

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  12. Mike KeeseyOctober 5, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    The blue corner reminds me of Moravec's Anatosaurus.

    No Velociraptor should remind anyone of any Anatosaurus. Blue corner.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 5, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Blue, definitely, what with its hideous pulsing brain tumor and pot belly.

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  14. chris yOctober 6, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    Blue corner. Apparently Cretaceous headphones weren't miniaturised the way we can do it now.

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  15. SammDOctober 6, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Blue corner.

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  16. HadiazOctober 7, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    The 2nd link in my previous comment doesn't work anymore, but this 1 does: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5561688220_0ac4050091.jpg

    In retrospect, the 3rd link's pic is too hard to see in detail, so a match btwn the above link's dromaeosaurids would be better.

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