If they somehow managed to get a creature as tiny as Anurognathus into the game, it'd be hard to imagine something notably larger like Jeholopterus not working...
JWE3 Confirmed and Suspected returning species at launch
- Thread starter Thylaco
- Start date
Since its debut in the newest movie, Anurognathus will be added to Jurassic World: Evolution 3. It is possible that fans and other players still want the inclusion of Jeholopterus as a follow up from Jurassic World: Evolution 2.
Sigh... except Anurognathus is considerably smaller than even the smallest animals in JWE2... and since we still don't know the fate of smaller animals, what with juveniles requiring an even smaller version of everything capable of breeding, saying at this point in time that Anurognathus will definitely be added is... well, a questionable assumption at best...
Last edited:
Jeholopterus actual size is exaggerated in jwe2 to begin with... Irl this was very small animal. The scale bars on these fossils are 5cm(2 inches) for the full body specimen, and 1cm for the skull. There are living megabats that are twice the size of what this thing would have been, and its the biggest Anurognathid we know of.
The species that appeared in the movies are guaranteed to be added, but it is a question for the non-film species that debuted in Jurassic World: Evolution 2.
Yeah, I think my theory is dumb after some time thinking on it.
It was based on the notion that both dreadnoughtus and giganotosaurus have such dramatic differences in variants that it would make sense for Frontier to simply repurpose their original models for another dinosaur. Like I loved the Frontier Dread design, but if it gets axed, I would not mind since Patagotitan looks like its model is a revamp of that.
But there are some variants I do like over the cannon version, and I realized this thinking about the Allosaurus, Iguanodon, and Suchomimus should that get a Chaos Theory model. I really liked the frontier versions compared to the recent cannon versions and I would be bummed if they do get axed.
One thing I am hopeful is finding is the confirmation of ANY non-cannon variant of an animal. So far, the only potential hint we have is the design of the juveniles of dinosaurs that have variants.
Like the baby Pteranodon above I could so work for both Jurassic World and Jurassic Park variant, so that alongside the JP style statue basically confirms the Pteranodon has variants.
It is with the baby Allosaurus I am a bit concerned, cause it looks like it is fully the BABR allosaurus design.
Now I think it would be more likely that they have more unique designs for the babies with differing features, and I hope it is the case, cause I love the Fallen Kingdom Design more than the BABR. However, it could be an indicator that the non-cannon version, or in this case, the more recent cannon version of the allosaurus looks to not make it in.
Again, this is all speculation from my end and with each new reveal, I do hope I am wrong. In the recent video they launched, the Spinosaurus Juvenile has been teased, and I think it looks more like the JPIII Spinosaurus, and not a mix of that spino with the rebirth design similar to the Pteranodon Juvenile. With that said, I hope to see more in the next two months before the game releases and know what are the fate of the non-cannon variants.
Psittacosaurus is in the game. It looks a bit odd to me for some reason, but it does seem to be decently accurate. It's also a species without any nest requirements, so seemingly quite versatile.
Dreadnoughtus is also confirmed.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3-n22oIgOs
Dreadnoughtus is also confirmed.
Last edited:
I swear the more species that gets revealed, the more I want this game. Psittacosaurus is always an animal I would like to have but for some reason never thought I would see the day it gets included.
I like the way juveniles actually are quadrupedal and become bipedal growing up. That is a nice take to make the juveniles and adults different from one another, plus those quills on the tail are icing on the cake.
Now this makes this the 3rd new ceratopsian, and another small cute one at that! It is so far the smallest one in the game, which the juveniles are about the size of Microceratus. We have yet to reach any animal that is compy in size or smaller, but I love seeing the gradual decrease in size. Would love to finally get any inkling if animals could get smaller, and if so, could they have juveniles.
It is quite a few Ceratopsians, with Aquilops in Rebirth, and the Chaos Theory Pachycephalosaurus. I'm guessing most of the Ceratopsids might have been cut, seeing they're mostly from JWE1.
We still haven't seen anything from that mailing list Q&A, so maybe we'll get an answer on the family units and breeding sometime this month.
As it turns out, hybrids are now confirmed to be only type lacking "family units", which means we definitely have 7 hybrids in the game, which happens to be every hybrid in JWE2. The two Rebirth hybrids could hypothetically take some spots, but it does pretty firmly look like they're taking the DLC route at this point.
Compsognathus is specifically mentioned as standing up to and chasing away a T. rex from its juveniles, before adjustments were made.
Compsognathus is specifically mentioned as standing up to and chasing away a T. rex from its juveniles, before adjustments were made.
I finally got around to read the news post. I love reading the behind the scenes in these projects. The additional clips of the psittacosaurus and the jungle environment are a treat.
I am very relieved we got more solid confirmation that tiny dinosaurs are not just returning, but they bear juveniles as well. This doubly reinforces that all 7 hybrids are to return, we made the guess but it is nice to get a clearer view of what the roster looks like.
Now I am curious to see the Juveniles for compiles and such. I have a strong suspicion that they will be like that of small prey birds where those juveniles are basically like the adults in size and shape but bear different colors and still need support from their parents. Similar to Gouldian finches pictured below (green ones without face marks are the juveniles):
I am very relieved we got more solid confirmation that tiny dinosaurs are not just returning, but they bear juveniles as well. This doubly reinforces that all 7 hybrids are to return, we made the guess but it is nice to get a clearer view of what the roster looks like.
Now I am curious to see the Juveniles for compiles and such. I have a strong suspicion that they will be like that of small prey birds where those juveniles are basically like the adults in size and shape but bear different colors and still need support from their parents. Similar to Gouldian finches pictured below (green ones without face marks are the juveniles):
Good to hear a confirmation about the hybrids and the reference to Compsognathus strongly suggests any potential issues with tiny juveniles is a non-issue.
Before we assume all previous hybrids return, a thought occurred: what are the odds of a more fleshed out Camp Cretaceous DLC? One with build pieces in addition to the animals, including Spinoceratops and Scorpius?
Now that I think of it, this technically doesn't confirm any of the previous hybrids... for all we know, they're gonna add 6 entirely new ones (seemingly unlikely, I know, but nothing is confirmed until it is confirmed).
Last edited:
If Spinoceratops and Ankylodocus are returning, does that mean that Sinoceratops and Diplodocus are returning?
It would if this was a confirmation of Spinoceratops and Ankylodocus returning... but beyond a likely confirmation that the base game will contain 7 hybrids, this doesn't specify which ones and there's a possibility other hybrids not present in JWE2 may occupy some of the spots.
If Compsognathus is being confirmed as a returning species, the juveniles will be very small.
Though Mussaurus appeared in the original novel version of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, I have doubts that this species will be added. It is said that juvenile Mussaurus are mouse-sized.
Anyway, be vigilant on the dinosaur showcase, there is no telling what new species will be added or what species will be returning.
Though Mussaurus appeared in the original novel version of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, I have doubts that this species will be added. It is said that juvenile Mussaurus are mouse-sized.
Anyway, be vigilant on the dinosaur showcase, there is no telling what new species will be added or what species will be returning.
Not necessarily... the thing about static juveniles is that they can be based on any juvenile phase, so long as they are functional outside of their nest... and as some have pointed out, many functional juvenile birds are close in size to the adults, meaning a juvenile Compy could be only slightly smaller than the adults, differentiated more by color than size...
Returning hybrids is the more likely outcome for sure, given it's significantly less work, and the mixed reception to original hybrids generally.
Rebirth hybrids and content can't be ruled out for base game, but there's still no evidence truly suggesting it, there's just currently room for it.
Hypothetically they could do Camp Cretaceous as it's own DLC again, but I would think Smilodon & Mantah corp scenery/tools/domes isn't quite enough new stuff to justify it being separated from Chaos Theory, especially when all the species can just go in generic DLCs.
Still can't definitively say that those hybrids are confirmed, could technically be the Rebirth, or new hybrids involved in those 7 species, as DragonNTiger said.
Sinoceratops is near guaranteed anyway, being live film canon, but it does make Diplodocus pretty likely, which is so far the only non-canon species from JWE1 with any hope of being base game.
Mussaurus hatchlings are around 20-30cm long, but the game juveniles are aged a bit, at least a couple months old. Seeing the adult is 8m long, I would think the sole juvenile stage might be around a metre, assuming they ever go for it.
It's age has also been determined to be younger since the novel, being from the Early Jurassic instead of Late Triassic (the age comes from two reworked nodules of siltstone, made of tuff, so it may prove even younger in the future, but it can't be any younger than 177 Ma due to overlying volcanics, so it'll stay Early Jurassic from now on)
Last edited:
Let's not forget, they're making cuts to the roster... until CC animals are confirmed to be in the base game, cutting them and repackaging for DLC is always a possibility.
And what about Camp Cretaceous build stuff? Was that shown to be in the game somewhere? Because if it isn't in the base game, the only other option is paid DLC, and I can't imagine CC DLC with only building stuff and no dinosaurs would sell that well.
There's even a perfect number of animals to pull it off...
Camp Cretaceous - Jurassic World DLC
- Monolophosaurus
- Ouranosaurus
- Tarbosaurus
- Scorpius
- Bumpy Skin
- Toro Skin
- Parasaurolophus Lux Skin
- Grim, Chaos and Limbo Skins
Camp Cretaceous - Mantah Corp. DLC
- Kentrosaurus
- Nothosaurus
- Smilodon
- Spinoceratops
- Little Eatie Skin
- Big Eatie Skin
Last edited:
A bit of speculation, but thinking about it, would the Indominous Rex research requirements be updated for Jurassic World Evolution 3 again?
In the first game, it just needed T-Rex and raptor DNA, and Giganotosaurus was added as part of the research requirements in JWE2.
At least from the Jurassic Park wiki, the prehistoric animals that the Indominous Rex genome consisted of were:
Rugops is often brought up over the years, and JWE3 may add in a new Abelisaurid as we only had the Carno and Majungasaurus since the first game. Considering the small size of the carnivore and how often he is on lists, it may be possible we get rugops in the new game.
The more exciting and plausible addition is Deinosuchus. This giant crocodilian is not only part of the Indom Genome but fans have associated the crocodilian with a decaying skeleton as part of an unused scene. This is mostly fueled that since Ingen has Deinosuchus genome for the hybrid, it is very possible that they may have incubated the animal as well. With Jurassic World Evolution 3 touting the new deep water and swimming mechanic, it could be added in to the game to flesh out the roster of animals that would thrive with having deep water as part of their enclosure.
In the first game, it just needed T-Rex and raptor DNA, and Giganotosaurus was added as part of the research requirements in JWE2.
At least from the Jurassic Park wiki, the prehistoric animals that the Indominous Rex genome consisted of were:
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Velociraptor
- Giganotosaurus
- Majungasaurus
- Rugops
- Pycnonemosaurus
- Quilmesaurus
- Viavenator
- Deinosuchus
- Therizinosaurus
Rugops is often brought up over the years, and JWE3 may add in a new Abelisaurid as we only had the Carno and Majungasaurus since the first game. Considering the small size of the carnivore and how often he is on lists, it may be possible we get rugops in the new game.
The more exciting and plausible addition is Deinosuchus. This giant crocodilian is not only part of the Indom Genome but fans have associated the crocodilian with a decaying skeleton as part of an unused scene. This is mostly fueled that since Ingen has Deinosuchus genome for the hybrid, it is very possible that they may have incubated the animal as well. With Jurassic World Evolution 3 touting the new deep water and swimming mechanic, it could be added in to the game to flesh out the roster of animals that would thrive with having deep water as part of their enclosure.