Why do they make Talarurus look chubby anyway?
Ankylosauridae Candidates for Jurassic World Evolution 2
- Thread starter The Carcharodontogenius
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I have no idea, but it is a feature that makes it look different.
Thanks for telling me.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
Saichania is known from limited remains, so I don't think it is the best option to add to the game. I think Talarurus or Pinacosaurus might be a better options because they're better known in regards to their fossil material. Edmontonia is better known in regards to how much of its skeleton has been found, so it could be a good candidate to add into the game. If I could only pick three ankylosaur species as my favorites I would pick Kunbarrasaurus, Gargoyleosaurus, and Scelidosaurus.
Also what are your thoughts on Liaoningosaurus? It seems like it could be a unique species to add to the game, especially if it was semiaquatic.
I have changed it from Saichania to Minotaurasaurus. Is that better?
How much do you know about the Minotaurasaurus?
Is there some sort of connection to the Greek myths?
It lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous in the Djadochta Formation. It's name means 'Minos' - bull lizard because of the bull like appearance of the holotype skull.
According to Wikipedia, it was known from two skulls, a cervical vertebra and a cervical half ring. Some researchers have also suggested that it may be a junior synonym of Tarchia kielanae.
Is it better that Saichania though?
I have never heard of Liaoningosaurus. I don't think it should be added to the game because it just sounds creepy when I heard it had fish in the gut contents.
Thank you, Mr. Carcharodontogenius for the preliminary information.
There might be some sort of confusion. In English language, Torosaurus means "perforated lizard". In Chinese language, Torosaurus is translated to "bull lizard".
I will find the time to look up Minotaurasaurus.
So far, Styxosaurus and Kronosaurus are the only species having names linking to the Greek myths.
The only other dinosaur that is not in the game that I know has a connection to Greek myths is Sauroposeidon. Also, your welcome.
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@DragonNTiger what is your opinion on Pinacosaurus & Minotaurasaurus?
Both are quite similar in appearance and come from a similar time and place, so only one would be needed.
I'd pick Pinacosaurus; it's basically the Ankylosaurus of Asia, and is one of the best known genre of all ankylosaurs, with both juvenile and adult skeletons with the armor preserved as it was in life.
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Are you sure Dragon? According to Wikipedia, Minotaurasaurus & Pinacosaurus look quite different.
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I did a little checking, and I remember something from a documentary called Clash of the Dinosaurs. Sauroposeidon is a brachiosaur-type sauropod, and the younger ones had been hunted by Deinonychus in packs.
About the Minotaurasaurus, the name meaning sounded more like "Minotaur lizard" as a reference to the humanoid that resembled a man with a bull's head.
If any of those are added in Jurassic World: Evolution 2, what would their food preferences be like?
I remember from Jurassic World: Evolution 1 that sauropods preferred conifers, gingko, and tree ferns. The ankylosaurs' are horsetails, paw paw fruit, and mosses.
OK.
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Do you know what their food preferences will be like if they were added in the game?