Could a Rifle Kill a Dinosaur?

But if you shoot it with a rifle round, then you're going to kill it. I suspect the same would be true of dinosaurs.” But just as the bullet size matters, so does the dinosaur. One particular dino could have withstood gunfire more effectively than others: a tank-like creature called the Ankylosaurus.

Can anything kill Rex?

A Tyrannosaurus Rex might be known for its ferocious bite, but now scientists say a caiman that lived eight million years ago, had a bite TWICE as powerful. Known as Purussaurus brasiliensis, the reptilian predator lived in the Amazon region in South America.

Are dinosaurs bulletproof?

But the point is, that dinosaurs simply weren't bulletproof. They were large, muscled, lizards that, if thrust into our modern era, could be killed the same as any other modern animal. You don't need a massive cannon to kill a dinosaur or any other movie monster.