Tonight on VS.
It's a dinosaur grudge match
when these legendary foes square off.
But this time, it's personal.
Get ready for some
herbivore carnivore gore.
Welcome to tonight's battleground.
It's 66 million years ago,
and things are feeling tense.
This prehistoric popularity contest
is about to reach its brutal finale.
In this corner,
weighing in at 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
and 9 m long (30 ft),
it's the vegetarian barbarian.
The most valuable weapon
in the triceratops'
arsenal is his massive head.
It can be up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long
and takes up
almost one-third of his body,
and he's armed with his frill
and three huge horns.
The T.rex will have to be very careful
which way she comes in for the attack.
History has shown us
that these massive herbivores
have faced T.rexes before.
And fossil records
tell us that triceratops
healed from these attacks.
That means
the triceratops can hold his own.
If the T.rex strikes first,
and we have a pretty good idea
that she will,
the triceratops could outrun her,
but only for a short distance.
Eventually,
he will have to turn and use his head.
His low center of gravity will make it
very difficult to knock her down
and take a fatal bite.
Weighing in at
14,000 kg (30,800 lb)
and 10 m (33 ft) long,
with the mightiest
bone-crushing bite in history,
let's give a carnivore roar for the
With a bite
10 times stronger than an alligator's,
T.rex can eat up to 230 kg (500 lb)
of meat in just one bite.
This bone-crushing chomp
could set us up for one messy battle.
The T.rex will be charging
hard with its razor-sharp
teeth and brute strength.
Her neck muscles are strong enough
to throw a 50 kg (110 lb) chunk of meat
about 4.5 m (15 ft) into the air
and then catch it in her mouth.
But it won't be that easy
for the T.rex tonight.
Can the triceratops stay low,
defend himself
and tire out the T.rex
Or will her brutal
strength and savage bite
be too much for him?
Well, tonight we are about to find out.
The Tyrannosaurus rex is gaining speed,
and she's closing in fast
on the unsuspecting triceratops.
The T.rex knows that
if she can flank the triceratops
and knock him on his butt,
this fight will be over fast.
But the triceratops' keen smell quickly
picks up on the T.rex,
and we've got ourselves a footrace.
The triceratops quickly pulls away,
but the tyrannosaurus hangs in there,
knowing the triceratops
can't hold this pace for long.
The T. rex was right.
The short legs of the triceratops
begin to tire,
and he's forced to stop,
turn and face the T.rex head-on.
But the T.rex isn't slowing.
The triceratops has just enough time
to brace his legs
and lower his head
as the T.rex comes charging in headfirst.
Their two massive skulls collide,
but the T. rex takes the worst of it.
It's time for the triceratops' defense
to shift to offense.
The triceratops charges
and rams his horns into
one of T.rex's hind legs.
She begins to lose her balance.
Making a desperate attempt to hang on,
the T.rex manages to shift her weight
and come down on the triceratops
and deliver a massive bite,
ripping a huge piece off the frill.
But her injured leg
isn't strong enough to hold
the T.rex up,
and she comes crashing down.
Triceratops has just enough time
to get out of the way
and takes a step back.
The T. rex struggles.
But with only one good leg,
she can't get up.
The triceratops
charges in for the fatal blow,
ramming its three massive horns
into the side of the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Possibly the greatest upset
in Jurassic history,
your winner,
by fatal blow,
is the triceratops!
Wow.
I still can't believe what we just saw.
Let's take a look at the replay.
The Tyrannosaurus rex
came into this match a bit overconfident.
This over-aggressive approach
left no room for error.
Literally,
going head-to-head
was the deciding factor.
It disoriented her
and left the door wide open
for the victorious triceratops.
But let's give the T.rex
a chance to redeem herself.
What if she takes on a Spinosaurus?
Would she reign supreme
or face another upset?
We'll see on another
round of VS.