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Different World
Topic Started: Oct 22 2008, 01:32 PM (8,483 Views)
SIngemeister
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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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The missing extinction wasn't permian, it was the T-J extinction. I believe trilobites were long extinct by then. Though I would like some.
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You could have something like them, maybe you could do something with something like a horseshoe crab, if that's feasible.
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Possibly. I have got the Orrins though.
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If you don't mind me asking, what are Orrins?
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Oops - sorry, should have paid more attention.

What sort of niches are the coelurosauravids in?
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Coelurosauravids...they range from small insectivores to medium sized hawk and owl predatorlikes to large animals most easily compared to Teratorns.

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Well Orrins live in deep water you could still have trilobite like horseshoe crabs. But I think they would have compettion for crustaceans.
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

I've surfed through the topic, but can't seem to find the premise. What is the project actually about?
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I'm pretty sure it's about what if the T-J mass extinction never occured.
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

Gotcha. Thanks.

Interesting take on alternate evo.
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Thank you CL.
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I probably should send some warning. Most of my ostrich-crocs do and will look a lot like pre-dinobird fossil ideas of ornithopods and therizinosaurs.

Bubble-wrap scales.
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Bubble-wrap scales?
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Do you mean full of implanted scutes? Or just covered in big round scales?
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Hollow, with air inside them, for insulation?
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