The Velociraptor
Height: 2.5 feet
Length: 5 feet
Weight: 200 lbs
Weapon: One 3" long claw on each foot
Defense: Speed
The Triceratops
Height: 9 feet
Length: 28 feet
Weight: 14,000 lbs
Weapon: Three large horns on the head
Defense: Heavily armored head & neck, very thick skin
Other Considerations
<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>The Velociraptor is roughly 5x smarter than the Triceratops
<LI>Although the Velociraptor was fast, the Triceratops wasn't as slow as you'd think...
<LI>The Velociraptor had hollow bones
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Velociraptor literally means "Speedy Thief"; most of it's food came from thievery as opposed to hunting[/list]
One argument that you may bring against the Triceratops is that the Velociraptor hunted in packs, meaning that it would simply swarm the unsuspecting Triceratops and easily kill it. This is invalid for two reasons.
Firstly, tonguegina claimed that he believed "one velociraptor could take down a triceratops by simply slashing at it's belly with its ginormous claw." Along with this, Velociraptors weren't the only dinosaurs to play the "stay in a pack" game. The Triceratops also traveled in large herds, also staying together and protecting one another.
The battle between these two dinosaurs really would not even be close. You have a speedy little guy VS a tank. Sure, the Velociraptor's claws are lethal...but, vs a creature that is 9 ft. tall with as tough as leather with thickness to match...it really wouldn't matter. This isn't even mentioning the fact that the Triceratops had a bony plate that covered over 1/3 of it's entire body's length. Even if the Velociraptor did get a few swipes in, it wouldn't be deadly to the Triceratops. The only course of action necessary for the Triceratops would be to turn as the Velociraptor jumped, thus impaling the opponent quite easily.
The Triceratops is 3.5x taller, 4.5x longer, and 70x heavier than the Velociraptor. These facts alone make it clear that, in a
VAST majority of battles, the Triceratops would kick the hell out of the Velociraptor. I don't care if they do have 3" claws that are sharp as hell...when you're giving up that much size, you are going to lose. It's kinda tough to actually visualize in your mind how these two would look together, so I offer you this:
Honestly...what the fuck? Game over, Triceratops wins.