The Portuguese Disaster

A Late Jurassic scene in Portugal where the plans of the predator go horribly wrong. Three Torvosaurus tanneri launch an attack against a pair of Dacentrurus armatus only to suffer a literally gut-wrenching casualty.

In the background are the odd long-necked stegosaur Miragaia and the huge brachiosaur Lusotitan.

A little-known fact: Dacentrurus was one of the largest stegosaurs known, if not the largest, with some individuals exceeding Stegosaurus by as much as a meter. Despite this, many artists have incorrectly portrayed it as a much smaller dwarf stegosaur.