Dryosaurus is still listed as an "Ornithomimosaurid"

[bhoefert]

We are three updates into the game and Dryosaurus is still erroneously listed as an "Ornithomimosaurid." I'm all for taking artistic license on the restoration of extinct animals, but the game shouldn't knowingly present false information about the animals. I know this is a small detail, but there are kids and other people learning about dinosaurs who play this game and the game shouldn't be leading them astray.

Dryosaurus is a dryosaurid. It's closest relatives in the game are Iguanodon, and after that, the duck-billed hadrosaurs. These animals are ornithischians.

"Ornithomimosaurids" are more commonly called Ornithomimids. The ornithomimids in the game are Gallimimus, Struthiomimus, and Archaeornithomimus. These animals are saurichians.

This is to say that Dryosaurus and the Ornithomimids are on opposite sides of the dinosaur family tree. Other than being dinosaurs, they are not closely related. They are as distantly related as two dinosaurs can be, whilst still being dinosaurs. They have no classification in common, other than being called dinosaurs.

If Dryosaurus has to be grouped with the Ornithomids for gameplay purposes, I suggest the group be called "small herbivores" or "cursorial herbivores" or something of that nature.

Again, I know this may be small detail, but it's hopefully something that can be addressed.

 

[Xionahri]

If Dryosaurus has to be grouped with the Ornithomids for gameplay purposes, I suggest the group be called "small herbivores" or "cursorial herbivores" or something of that nature.

I'm 90% sure that is is the reason, to have them in a neat caterory. However, they term 'small herbivore' wouldn't work, as that is already a things. Namingly the group containing both the "Ornithomimosauridae" and Pachychephalosauridae. Ironically, the other dinosaur that is wrongfully in the in the "Ornithomimosauridae"-group is a pachycephalosaur.
I like 'cursorial herbivore', that's a good term. That would work well.

 

[bhoefert]

Ironically, the other dinosaur that is wrongfully in the in the "Ornithomimosauridae"-group is a pachycephalosaur.

Is Homalocephalae listed as an Ornithomimosaur? Or which Pachycephalosaur are you talking about?

 

[Xionahri]

Is Homalocephalae listed as an Ornithomimosaur? Or which Pachycephalosaur are you talking about?

Yep, Homalocephale. Likely listed there, because it's a harmless one, unlike the other Pachychephalosaurs.

 

[bhoefert]

Yep, Homalocephale. Likely listed there, because it's a harmless one, unlike the other Pachychephalosaurs.

Yeah so that’s just as inaccurate as labeling Dryosaurus an ornithomimosaur.


So @Jens could you suggest to the team that, if they’re going to group small, running herbivores together they label them “cursorial herbivores” or something similar instead of inaccurately labeling them all “Ornithomimosaurids”?