EARLY JURASSIC SPECIES PACK:
LATE JURASSIC SPECIES PACK:
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Early Jurassic and Late Jurassic Pack
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2. Torvosaurus, Ceratosaurus and Allosaurus.
If Torvosaurus is added, it should like Ceratosaurus and Allosaurus so that there will be no bloodshed between them. Putting those three together will boost the viewing attraction's authenticity scoring that will please Dino Nerds.
To play safe, filter out the aggressive individuals.
Those lists... sigh... and you really don't think they're ever gonna make a "deluxe" DLC pack, do you?
Early Jurassic
Late Jurassic
Early Jurassic
- Scelidosaurus
- Massospondylus
- Lesothosaurus
- Rhomaleosaurus
Late Jurassic
- Not Saurophaganax (Allosaurus clone)
- Not Torvosaurus (Megalosaurus clone)
- Not Supersaurus, Brontosaurus or Barosaurus (Diplodocus/Apatosaurus clones).
- And even then, there's too many for a four pack honestly... seriously, a conclusive Late Jurassic pack remains elusive for me... and it doesn't help that we keep getting Cretaceous animals.
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If I'm recalling correctly, the Jurassic period is divided into three epochs, early, middle, and late. Since we have gotten so many species from the Cretaceous period, it would be nice if the developers made some species packs for the other time periods. I will list some of my suggestions for some species that could work for making species packs for the early, middle, and late epochs of the Jurassic period.
Early Jurassic Species Pack
1: Excalibosaurus, A genus of ichthyosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period in what is now England. It is characterized by the extreme elongation of the rostrum, with the lower jaw about three-fourths of the length of the upper jaw, giving the animal a swordfish-like look. The holotype specimen has a skull length of 78.5 cm (2 ft 6.9 in), while the largest specimen has a skull length of 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in). The larger specimen has a total length of 6.528 meters (21.42 feet). Its name means Excalibur's lizard.
2: Scelidosaurus, A species of herbivorous armored ornithischian dinosaur from the Jurassic period found in the British Isles. Its fossils have been found in the Charmouth Mudstone Formation near Charmouth in Dorset, England. It grew between 3.8 and 4 meters (12.5 and 13 feet) and weighed around 270 kilograms (600 lbs.) Scelidosaurus is currently the only classified dinosaur found in Ireland. It is the most completely known dinosaur of the British Isles. The genus name is derived from Greek skelis/σκελίς meaning 'rib of beef' and sauros/σαυρος meaning 'lizard'. The paleontologist that found it intended to call the dinosaur "hindlimb saurian" but confused the Greek word σκέλος, skelos, "hindlimb", with σκελίς, skelis, "rib of beef".
3: Barapasaurus, A genus of basal sauropod dinosaur from Jurassic rocks of India. It was found in the lower part of the Kota Formation, which is of Early to Middle Jurassic age. It is one of the earliest known sauropods. It grew between twelve to fourteen meters long and weighed seven tons. Barapasaurus is known from approximately 300 bones from at least six individuals, so that the skeleton is almost completely known except for the anterior cervical vertebrae and the skull. This makes Barapasaurus one of the most completely known sauropods from the early Jurassic. If gets added, the developers should require it to live in groups as the fossils of these individuals are thought t have all been killed at the same time due to a catastrophe The genus name is derived from bara meaning 'big' and pa meaning 'leg' in several Indian languages including Bengali; the Greek word sauros means 'lizard', while the specific name tagorei means 'Tagore's', which honors Bengali poet, writer, painter, and musician Rabindranath Tagore. The first year of fieldwork was carried out in the centenary year of Tagore's birth.
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Jingshanosaurus, A genus of sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the early Jurassic period, that lived between 201.3 million years ago and 199.3 million years ago. It grew to be 5 meters (16.4 ft.) long and weighed around 4.3 tons. Its fossils, a nearly complete skeleton including the skull, were found near the town of Jingshan ("Golden Hill"), Lufeng County, Yunnan Province, China, from which the name derives. It is considered the last prosauropod species to live on earth.
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Heterodontosaurus, A genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the early Jurassic period found in South Africa. Heterodontosaurus was one of the largest members of its family, that grew between 1.18 and 1.75 meters (3 ft 10 in and 5 ft 9 in) in length and weighed between 2 and 10 kg (4.4 and 22.0 lbs.). It is thought to have been either an herbivore or an omnivore. The genus name means different toothed lizard, which is referring to its unusual, heterodont dentition; the specific name honors G. C. Tuck, who supported the discoverers.
4: Eoabelisaurus, A genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Argentina, South America. It grew between 5.8–6.5 meters (19–21.3 feet) in length. The generic name combines a Greek ἠώς, (eos), "dawn", with the name Abelisaurus, in reference to the fact it represents an early relative of the latter. This abelisaurid species lived more than 40 million years prior to any of its other relatives in the early Jurassic period.
Middle Jurassic Species Pack
1: Yangchuanosaurus, An genus of metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in China from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous periods. Yangchuanosaurus hails from the Upper Shaximiao Formation and Suining Formation and was the largest predator in the area during that time. It is believed to have grown between 26 and 36 feet long and weighed around 3 tons. This theropod was named after the area in which was discovered, Yongchuan, in China.
2: Dubreuillosaurus, a genus of carnivorous dinosaur from present day France that lived in the middle Jurassic period. The type specimen of Dubreuillosaurus is in the number of preserved elements only rivalled in this group by that of Eustreptospondylus. The holotype was estimated to measure around 5 meters (16 ft) long and to weigh 250 kilograms (550 lb). However, this was a subadult; the adult length is not currently known, but it has been estimated that could possibly grow as large as 9 meters (30 ft). Despite its remains being found on an island, it didn't show any signs of insular dwarfism. The genus name honors the Dubreuil family, the specific name referred to the nearby ancient battlefield of the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes, where William the Conqueror had in 1046 defeated his enemies.
3: Kulindadromeus, A herbivorous dinosaur, a basal neornithischian from the Middle Jurassic. The first Kulindadromeus fossil was found in Russia. It grew between 1–1.5 meters (3.3–4.9 feet) long and weighed 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs).Its feather-like integument is evidence for protofeathers being basal to Ornithischia and possibly Dinosauria as a whole, rather than just to Coelurosauria, as previously suspected. Kulindadromeus is featured on the flag and coat of arms of Russia's Chernyshevsky District, where it was discovered.
4: Darwinopterus, A genus of pterosaur, discovered in China and named after biologist Charles Darwin. Between 30 and 40 fossil specimens have been identified; all of them were collected from the Tiaojishan Formation, which dates to the middle Jurassic period, 160.89–160.25 Ma ago. D. modularis was the first known pterosaur to display features of both long-tailed (rhamphorhynchoid) and short-tailed (pterodactyloid) pterosaurs, and was described as a transitional fossil between the two groups. It is believed to have been a insectivore.
Late Jurassic Species Pack
1: Ornitholestes, A small theropod dinosaur of the late Jurassic (about 154 million years ago) found in the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation of Western Laurasia (the area that was to become North America). Ornitholestes was about 2 meters (6.6 ft.) long. While it is believed they mostly hunted small animals for food, they might have hunted larger prey, like a half-grown Camptosaurus, by hunting in packs. The genus name Ornitholestes means "bird robber" and is derived from the Greek ὄρνις/ornis, ornithos ("bird") and λῃστήσ/lestes ("robber"). The species name (O. hermanni) honors Adam Hermann, the head preparator at the Museum, who directed the restoration and mounting of the skeleton. Often times, Ornitholestes has been portrayed as having scaly skin with no feathers; although there have been some rare exceptions. It would be nice to see this iconic species added to the game as a feathered species.
2: Camptosaurus, A genus of plant-eating, beaked ornithischian dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic period of western North America and possibly also Europe. It grew to between 5 to 6.79 meters (16.4-22.3 ft.) long. The genus name means 'flexible lizard', which is derived from the Greek words καμπτος (kamptos), meaning 'bent', and σαυρος (sauros), meaning 'lizard'. Based on studies of other iguanodonts, scientists believe they may have been able to achieve running speeds of 25 km per hour (15 mph).
It has been featured in the Planet Dinosaur documentary series.
3: Archaeopteryx, A genus of avian dinosaurs. It is believed to be capable of flying or gliding, but this is still being debated. It could reach up to 0.5 meters (1.8 feet) in body length and 0.7 meters (2.4 feet) in wingspan, with an estimated mass of 0.5 to 1 kilogram (1.1 to 2.2 lbs.).The name derives from the ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (archaīos), meaning "ancient", and πτέρυξ (ptéryx), meaning "feather" or "wing". It is sometimes referred to by its German name, "Urvogel", which means Primeval Bird.
4: Elaphrosaurus, A genus of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 154 to 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period in what is now Tanzania in Africa. Elaphrosaurus was a medium-sized but lightly built member of the group that could grow up to 6.2 m (20 ft) long. Morphologically, this dinosaur is significant in two ways. Firstly, it has a relatively long body but is very shallow-chested for a theropod of its size. Secondly, it has very short hindlimbs in comparison with its body. It is thought that it likely hunted the small and swift ornithopod herbivores. However, newer research support the idea that Elaphrosaurus was either a herbivore or omnivore.
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Chilesaurus, An extinct genus of herbivorous dinosaur that lived 145 million years ago (Mya) in the late Jurassic period of Chile. Showing a combination of traits from theropods, ornithischians, and sauropodomorphs, this genus has far-reaching implications for the evolution of dinosaurs. It measured roughly 3.2 m (10.5 ft) from nose to tail. he most unusual feature of Chilesaurus is its spatula-shaped, elongated teeth, obliquely pointing forwards. Such dentition would be unique in the Theropoda, where it has sometimes been recovered, and is typical for a herbivore, indicating Chilesaurus was a plant-eater.
Early Jurassic Species Pack
1: Excalibosaurus, A genus of ichthyosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period in what is now England. It is characterized by the extreme elongation of the rostrum, with the lower jaw about three-fourths of the length of the upper jaw, giving the animal a swordfish-like look. The holotype specimen has a skull length of 78.5 cm (2 ft 6.9 in), while the largest specimen has a skull length of 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in). The larger specimen has a total length of 6.528 meters (21.42 feet). Its name means Excalibur's lizard.
2: Scelidosaurus, A species of herbivorous armored ornithischian dinosaur from the Jurassic period found in the British Isles. Its fossils have been found in the Charmouth Mudstone Formation near Charmouth in Dorset, England. It grew between 3.8 and 4 meters (12.5 and 13 feet) and weighed around 270 kilograms (600 lbs.) Scelidosaurus is currently the only classified dinosaur found in Ireland. It is the most completely known dinosaur of the British Isles. The genus name is derived from Greek skelis/σκελίς meaning 'rib of beef' and sauros/σαυρος meaning 'lizard'. The paleontologist that found it intended to call the dinosaur "hindlimb saurian" but confused the Greek word σκέλος, skelos, "hindlimb", with σκελίς, skelis, "rib of beef".
3: Barapasaurus, A genus of basal sauropod dinosaur from Jurassic rocks of India. It was found in the lower part of the Kota Formation, which is of Early to Middle Jurassic age. It is one of the earliest known sauropods. It grew between twelve to fourteen meters long and weighed seven tons. Barapasaurus is known from approximately 300 bones from at least six individuals, so that the skeleton is almost completely known except for the anterior cervical vertebrae and the skull. This makes Barapasaurus one of the most completely known sauropods from the early Jurassic. If gets added, the developers should require it to live in groups as the fossils of these individuals are thought t have all been killed at the same time due to a catastrophe The genus name is derived from bara meaning 'big' and pa meaning 'leg' in several Indian languages including Bengali; the Greek word sauros means 'lizard', while the specific name tagorei means 'Tagore's', which honors Bengali poet, writer, painter, and musician Rabindranath Tagore. The first year of fieldwork was carried out in the centenary year of Tagore's birth.
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Jingshanosaurus, A genus of sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the early Jurassic period, that lived between 201.3 million years ago and 199.3 million years ago. It grew to be 5 meters (16.4 ft.) long and weighed around 4.3 tons. Its fossils, a nearly complete skeleton including the skull, were found near the town of Jingshan ("Golden Hill"), Lufeng County, Yunnan Province, China, from which the name derives. It is considered the last prosauropod species to live on earth.
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Heterodontosaurus, A genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the early Jurassic period found in South Africa. Heterodontosaurus was one of the largest members of its family, that grew between 1.18 and 1.75 meters (3 ft 10 in and 5 ft 9 in) in length and weighed between 2 and 10 kg (4.4 and 22.0 lbs.). It is thought to have been either an herbivore or an omnivore. The genus name means different toothed lizard, which is referring to its unusual, heterodont dentition; the specific name honors G. C. Tuck, who supported the discoverers.
4: Eoabelisaurus, A genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Argentina, South America. It grew between 5.8–6.5 meters (19–21.3 feet) in length. The generic name combines a Greek ἠώς, (eos), "dawn", with the name Abelisaurus, in reference to the fact it represents an early relative of the latter. This abelisaurid species lived more than 40 million years prior to any of its other relatives in the early Jurassic period.
Middle Jurassic Species Pack
1: Yangchuanosaurus, An genus of metriacanthosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in China from the Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous periods. Yangchuanosaurus hails from the Upper Shaximiao Formation and Suining Formation and was the largest predator in the area during that time. It is believed to have grown between 26 and 36 feet long and weighed around 3 tons. This theropod was named after the area in which was discovered, Yongchuan, in China.
2: Dubreuillosaurus, a genus of carnivorous dinosaur from present day France that lived in the middle Jurassic period. The type specimen of Dubreuillosaurus is in the number of preserved elements only rivalled in this group by that of Eustreptospondylus. The holotype was estimated to measure around 5 meters (16 ft) long and to weigh 250 kilograms (550 lb). However, this was a subadult; the adult length is not currently known, but it has been estimated that could possibly grow as large as 9 meters (30 ft). Despite its remains being found on an island, it didn't show any signs of insular dwarfism. The genus name honors the Dubreuil family, the specific name referred to the nearby ancient battlefield of the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes, where William the Conqueror had in 1046 defeated his enemies.
3: Kulindadromeus, A herbivorous dinosaur, a basal neornithischian from the Middle Jurassic. The first Kulindadromeus fossil was found in Russia. It grew between 1–1.5 meters (3.3–4.9 feet) long and weighed 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs).Its feather-like integument is evidence for protofeathers being basal to Ornithischia and possibly Dinosauria as a whole, rather than just to Coelurosauria, as previously suspected. Kulindadromeus is featured on the flag and coat of arms of Russia's Chernyshevsky District, where it was discovered.
4: Darwinopterus, A genus of pterosaur, discovered in China and named after biologist Charles Darwin. Between 30 and 40 fossil specimens have been identified; all of them were collected from the Tiaojishan Formation, which dates to the middle Jurassic period, 160.89–160.25 Ma ago. D. modularis was the first known pterosaur to display features of both long-tailed (rhamphorhynchoid) and short-tailed (pterodactyloid) pterosaurs, and was described as a transitional fossil between the two groups. It is believed to have been a insectivore.
Late Jurassic Species Pack
1: Ornitholestes, A small theropod dinosaur of the late Jurassic (about 154 million years ago) found in the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation of Western Laurasia (the area that was to become North America). Ornitholestes was about 2 meters (6.6 ft.) long. While it is believed they mostly hunted small animals for food, they might have hunted larger prey, like a half-grown Camptosaurus, by hunting in packs. The genus name Ornitholestes means "bird robber" and is derived from the Greek ὄρνις/ornis, ornithos ("bird") and λῃστήσ/lestes ("robber"). The species name (O. hermanni) honors Adam Hermann, the head preparator at the Museum, who directed the restoration and mounting of the skeleton. Often times, Ornitholestes has been portrayed as having scaly skin with no feathers; although there have been some rare exceptions. It would be nice to see this iconic species added to the game as a feathered species.
2: Camptosaurus, A genus of plant-eating, beaked ornithischian dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic period of western North America and possibly also Europe. It grew to between 5 to 6.79 meters (16.4-22.3 ft.) long. The genus name means 'flexible lizard', which is derived from the Greek words καμπτος (kamptos), meaning 'bent', and σαυρος (sauros), meaning 'lizard'. Based on studies of other iguanodonts, scientists believe they may have been able to achieve running speeds of 25 km per hour (15 mph).
It has been featured in the Planet Dinosaur documentary series.
3: Archaeopteryx, A genus of avian dinosaurs. It is believed to be capable of flying or gliding, but this is still being debated. It could reach up to 0.5 meters (1.8 feet) in body length and 0.7 meters (2.4 feet) in wingspan, with an estimated mass of 0.5 to 1 kilogram (1.1 to 2.2 lbs.).The name derives from the ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (archaīos), meaning "ancient", and πτέρυξ (ptéryx), meaning "feather" or "wing". It is sometimes referred to by its German name, "Urvogel", which means Primeval Bird.
4: Elaphrosaurus, A genus of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 154 to 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period in what is now Tanzania in Africa. Elaphrosaurus was a medium-sized but lightly built member of the group that could grow up to 6.2 m (20 ft) long. Morphologically, this dinosaur is significant in two ways. Firstly, it has a relatively long body but is very shallow-chested for a theropod of its size. Secondly, it has very short hindlimbs in comparison with its body. It is thought that it likely hunted the small and swift ornithopod herbivores. However, newer research support the idea that Elaphrosaurus was either a herbivore or omnivore.
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Chilesaurus, An extinct genus of herbivorous dinosaur that lived 145 million years ago (Mya) in the late Jurassic period of Chile. Showing a combination of traits from theropods, ornithischians, and sauropodomorphs, this genus has far-reaching implications for the evolution of dinosaurs. It measured roughly 3.2 m (10.5 ft) from nose to tail. he most unusual feature of Chilesaurus is its spatula-shaped, elongated teeth, obliquely pointing forwards. Such dentition would be unique in the Theropoda, where it has sometimes been recovered, and is typical for a herbivore, indicating Chilesaurus was a plant-eater.
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@Vanguard 1998 About the Excalibosaurus, is that reference to "The Legend of King Arthur"?
Late Jurassic Species Pack
1: Ornitholestes, A small theropod dinosaur of the late Jurassic (about 154 million years ago) found in the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation of Western Laurasia (the area that was to become North America). Ornitholestes was about 2 meters (6.6 ft.) long. While it is believed they mostly hunted small animals for food, they might have hunted larger prey, like a half-grown Camptosaurus, by hunting in packs. The genus name Ornitholestes means "bird robber" and is derived from the Greek ὄρνις/ornis, ornithos ("bird") and λῃστήσ/lestes ("robber"). The species name (O. hermanni) honors Adam Hermann, the head preparator at the Museum, who directed the restoration and mounting of the skeleton. Often times, Ornitholestes has been portrayed as having scaly skin with no feathers; although there have been some rare exceptions. It would be nice to see this iconic species added to the game as a feathered species.
2: Camptosaurus, A genus of plant-eating, beaked ornithischian dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic period of western North America and possibly also Europe. It grew to between 5 to 6.79 meters (16.4-22.3 ft.) long. The genus name means 'flexible lizard', which is derived from the Greek words καμπτος (kamptos), meaning 'bent', and σαυρος (sauros), meaning 'lizard'. Based on studies of other iguanodonts, scientists believe they may have been able to achieve running speeds of 25 km per hour (15 mph).
It has been featured in the Planet Dinosaur documentary series.
3: Archaeopteryx, A genus of avian dinosaurs. It is believed to be capable of flying or gliding, but this is still being debated. It could reach up to 0.5 meters (1.8 feet) in body length and 0.7 meters (2.4 feet) in wingspan, with an estimated mass of 0.5 to 1 kilogram (1.1 to 2.2 lbs.).The name derives from the ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (archaīos), meaning "ancient", and πτέρυξ (ptéryx), meaning "feather" or "wing". It is sometimes referred to by its German name, "Urvogel", which means Primeval Bird.
We are missing these three classic species, it is a question whether these three will be added to the new game instalment or not.
The Wikipedia article on Excalibosaurus does not really say. I'm guessing it is because it's elongated rostrum may have reminded the researchers of a sword, which Excalibur is one of the most famous swords that a lot of people know about, and it was found in England, where King Arthur is said to be from. I'll post the article for it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibosaurus
Update: It's referring to Excalibur, which it mentions in the beginning of the article. My apologies for failing to notice that.
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Excalibosaurus is nice, but I would prefer the much bigger and from a lot more complete Specimen known Temnodontosaurus !
Temnodontosaurus was 10 - 12 m in Length and had A much more robust and around 2m long skull .
We know from excellent preserved fossils that it hunted even other Marine Reptiles!
It would be Big enough to get an animation for the Sharkfeeder.
Temnodontosaurus was One of the most common APEXPREDATOR 201 - 174 Mio. Years ago
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Temnodontosaurus was 10 - 12 m in Length and had A much more robust and around 2m long skull .
We know from excellent preserved fossils that it hunted even other Marine Reptiles!
It would be Big enough to get an animation for the Sharkfeeder.
Temnodontosaurus was One of the most common APEXPREDATOR 201 - 174 Mio. Years ago
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I just added it to mine, as it could be a nice addition to the game.