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Different World
Topic Started: Oct 22 2008, 01:32 PM (8,488 Views)
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I just realized this has some crurotarsians in it, like in TA. Whoops. Soz JF

Aetosauria - Elephant/Pig like forms
Phytosauria - Crocodiles
Prolacertiformes - Small scavengers, except for Shavopteryx descendants, and isolated large creatures
Rauisuchia - Big carnivores, and some gallimimid like forms
Rhynchosauria - Hippo like creatures
Trilophosauria - Ungulate like life forms
Younginiformes - Lizards
Avicephala - Bird like, chameleon like in some forms
Thalattosauria - Sea-lizards
Sphenosuchia - Most non volant arboreal carnivores

I'll get some work started on this soon. If anyoone would like to help, just ask.

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Would Thalattosaurs be likely to evolve vivipary? Cos most of my drawings of them are...rather unsuited for terrestrial locomotion. Unless they slither.
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I think they could. They were related to ichtyosaurs after all
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Danke. Also, out of turtles, thalattosaurs and fish is most likely to have become plankton eaters?
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Thalattosaurs I think
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What about stuff like Leedsicthys?
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Maybe, though I wonder how big will ray finned fishes get. Leedsichtys itself was no longer than 14 meters (as opposed to previous 20 meter long measurements), and ray finned fishes seem to loose when competing against other marine animals for planktivore niches
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Mmm. I just don't want Thalattosaurs to monopolise the oceans. They've got most carnovre and herbivore niches, with turtles probably taking polar niches and sharks being some faster predators.
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Ornlus

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Subclass: Diapsida
Infraclass: Archosauromorpha
(unranked): Crurotarsi
Order: Rauisuchia
Family: Rauisuchidae
Subfamily: Adamosuchidae
Genus: Ornlu

The Ornlus are one of the genii of modern Rauisuchids. They are the largest (on average) genus of the 'Diamond Dog' Subfamily, and are the most single widespread genus of Adamosuchids in the world, with species present in Japan, Britain, Greece and even the New World. Like all Adamosuchids, they are warm-blooded and lay eggs, the number depending on the species. In many cases, they are an Apex predator.

The genus includes, in order of descending size
Mongolian or Khannic Ornlu
Teutonic Ornlu
Hunnic Ornlu
Aztec Ornlu
Mayan Ornlu
Persian Ornlu or Mahoudile
Gothic Ornlu
Turkish Ornlu
Arabian Ornlu or Saladin's Ornlu
Chinese Ornlu
Korean Ornlu
Scandinavian or Viking Ornlu
Frankish Ornlu
Spanish Ornlu
Byzantine Ornlu
British Ornlu
Japanese Ornlu
Celtic Ornlu
Various sub species of Mediterranean Ornlu.

Khannic Ornlus generally grow to a maximum 8.7 metres. The smallest species of Mediterranean Ornlu, the Dwarf Mallorcan Ornlu grows to maximum 3.1 metres

Ornlus are exclusively carnivorous and are long distance runners, normally hunting in small packs or pairs. A common strategy is to flank their prey and prevent it running off to the sides. They will happily run prey into the ground, before ripping it to shreds with their teeth. The Persian Ornlu is the fastest whilst the Gothic is the slowest. Most Ornlus are rarely scavengers, and do not eat food older than four days, though the Hunnic and Scandinavian Ornlus are much less fussy, happily driving off Skoffins and Urdakotturs, in the latter's case, or Quartzhounds and Armourbears in the case of the former. Prey differs depending on country and habitat, but mostly it is made up of Trilophosaurs and Ostrich-crocs, but some will attack Rhynchosaurs or smaller Aetosaurs. On occasion, one may be lucky enough to catch a herbivorous Avicephalid.
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You know, some feedback would be nice.
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I've been working on some mammals recently.
Bat-likes, small-fox likes, possibly some otters.

I may also include birds, but only in smaller regions.
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Feedback you say? Well, it's interesting.
No dragons. Why?
Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea.

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He doesn't have dragons but he had a Wyvern eariler in the topic.

If your having birds that means that there are dinosaurs in some area right?
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Well, they're might be some VERY rare species of avicephalids with large, powerful rib wings and a napalm breath to substitute for the fact they're too light to fight.
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Probably the closest your going to get to a dragon.
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Talking to Holben or me? Anyway those dragons are very rare. Griffons, gryphons, hieracosphinxes and ocean-skimmers are more common large predatory Avicephalids.
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