Would hunting a dinosaur be the same as hunting an elephant?

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日本のモンハンの事ですか?

>>31796096
dinosaurs are more lethal

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577 Tyrannosaur of course

>>31796096
Let's start with what the bullet would have to penetrate to kill the animal. Since there are no dinosaurs left, we'd have to look at their close living relatives. That would be birds and reptiles.

Birds have very thin skin that is covered in several layers of feathers. Those feathers are heavily modified scales, and you can think of feathers like scales, which differ wildly in toughness from bird to bird. Since birds evolved from lizard hipped dinosaurs (raptors, t-rex, etc.) hunting a velociraptor would likely be similar to hunting ostriches, although since scales are much more dense than feathers you'd probably need a soft tip or FMJ bullet to effectively pierce the skin without expanding completely on impact and dealing only minor damage (which means that you'd probably be the target of an incredibly angry predator).

Hunting bird hipped dinosaurs (like in OP's pic) would likely be similar to hunting giant alligators. Since there are no known descendants of bird hipped dinosaurs, knowing what their skin was like is incredibly difficult, but speculation can be made. A triceratops is a huge animal, and megafauna need tough skin to protect them when they lay down, walk, and fight. Despite the similarities in size, I don't think their skin would be like an elephant's, only because mammals have much thinner and more flexible skin than reptiles. I believe it would be similar to an alligator's because of the ancestor/descendant relationship that dinosaurs and reptiles share. For this, I'd say if you're hunting triceratops you'd need at least a .308 or 30-06 fmj round to deal enough damage to kill it instantly. Shot placement would be crucial.

Well dinosaurs are similar to alligators so 22lr should be sufficient. Don't miss you might destroy the world.

>>31796236
Is that a Sound of Thunder reference?

Someone post the screencap. You know the one I'm talking about, I just don't have it

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>>31796221
what about ankylosaur? any different from triceratops?

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>>31796096

>this should be enough to stop a T-Rex.

>>31797879
And make sure to not step on any butterflies.

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>>31797879

...And suddenly High School nostalgia
Thanks /k/

>>31796096
a dinosaur of the same size with 4 legs to support the weight, yeah probably. much thicker hides that havent been softened by millions of years of "not being torn apart by 4 inch fangs and claws"

large 2-legged dinos had to have light skeletons and skulls. Trex skull is like a sponge made of bone.

>>31798506
>That image
Kek

>>31798713

It was a hate crime for sure.

#emulivesmatter

Only right way to hunt a dino is butt naked with a k-bar.

>>31797992
Oh I know that one. But alas I don't have it either.

>>31796221
spotted that kid who was autistically into dinosaurs when he was little

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>>31797992
this one?

>>31800241
Every kid in school when JP was released in cinemas.
The hype was everywhere.

>>31800241
Who in the fuck wasnt into dinosaurs?

I mean how lame or self absorbed can you be to not to appreciate a 10 ton lizard. I mean shit, even my mom who believes dinosaur bones were put here by the devil to test our faith admits that they are pretty fucking cool.

>>31798168
Javelin missile.

>>31797879
>>31797879
>TFW the only way to get Trump elected would be to kill a prehistoric butterfly.

>>31798506
Was that a retaliation for the emu war?

>>31800790
i'm pretty lame

>>31796101
Are there any real animals you could hunt like Geralt hunts monsters? I feel like they'd all just run away.

I don't get it. At this point, I feel like we have the technology to go full Jurassic Park.

>>31798168
The closest thing I can think of would be an alligator or crocodile. I remember reading an excerpt by Teddy Roosevelt where he fired at a crocodile in Africa with his hunting rifle (cannot remember the caliber, but it was probably smaller than a 30-06 simply because of the limited technology of the time) and it bounced off of the creature's armor. Scale that up several times, and I imagine that you will need something with large penetrating power in order to get not only through the scales, but the skin as well.

On a side note, ankylosaurs stand with their legs facing down rather than out, so you might have an easier time getting to their soft underbelly. I, personally, would do it from a treetop or somewhere I don't have to worry about being clubbed to death, however. I don't feel confident in my ability to take down a creature like that.

>>31796096
No. To make a long story short, dinosaurs existed in a time with much greater predation and larger predators. Elephants don't have too many things to worry about constantly. So they are more vulnerable, relatively speaking.

>>31801121
>I feel like we have the technology to go full Jurassic Park

we do and we don't.

>>31800790
>mom who believes dinosaur bones were put here by the devil to test our faith
Damn dude.

>>31800241
I'm a paleontologist.

>>31798168
probably a .50 bmg