Large theropod candidates for the frontier developers to consider for Jurassic world Evolution 2.

I know what you're thinking what do you mean three more large theropods. So far we have "Tyrannosaurus rex, indominus rex Spinosaurus, Giganotosaurus,, and carcaradontosaurus, and Acrocanthosaurus". However it's been awhile since we were introduced to yet another large theropod so I feel like at least two to three more would actually be best to make it feel diverse and a lot of us do feel like large theropods are a bit lacking compared to other carnivore groups currently.

Tarbosaurus: introduced in the series Camp Cretaceous hidden Adventure. Also a close relative of Tyrannosaurus Rex from China and Mongolia. A fantastic addition nonetheless if added to the game.

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Yangchanosaurus: a relative of metriacanthosaurus but much much bigger would be an interesting choice if added to Jurassic world Evolution 2. Not only with this species be unique because of its skull but also because we are meeting a large megalosaurid in the game to at least have this Niche filled by three individuals.
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Tyrannotitan: personally I think this dinosaur instead of Giganotosaurus should have been the main bad guy dinosaur from Jurassic world dominion. Reasons the name is more catchy and better to annunciate than Giganotosaurus since non paleo fans seem to have issues with the naming . Anyway it would be a great species to add to Jurassic world Evolution 2 if selected don't know what design Frontier could do but maybe similar to the it's relatives in the game but not too similar .
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Saurophaganax : believed to be the largest member of the allosaur family and not complete and fossil material, but Frontier could have some creative liberties with this species. For example take the Allosaurus model put more muscle on it make it more bulky add quills from the head to tail #Feathers and make it pretty much the length of the T-Rex or Indominus Rex and you can differentiate the species from its smaller cousin the allosaurus. Also since this species is rare in the Morrison formation it would be cool to have this species very hard to find when you're digging for it when people prefer to dig for their dinosaur species in the game .
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Siats: well not much is known about this species other than the fact that it could have been about the same size as Acrocanthosaurus but a large Megaraptoran would definitely keep Austrolovenator company. And this is pretty much the species that kept the Tyrannosaurids from taking over North America most of the late-early Cretaceous Period until the start of the late Cretaceous T-Rex's ancestor "Moros Intrepidus" definitely feared this theropod so yeah good enough for me to Warrant an occlusion.
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Torvosaurus: a large theropod that is also a relative of metricanthosaurus and Megalosaurus itself pretty much sums it up as another large candidate since the species is believed to have grown to 39 ft in length. Saurophaganax was probably larger than this species but this species, but this species is another good candidate from the Jurassic era that definitely stood its ground against other large carnivores such as Allosaurus Ceratosaurus and of course the biggest of all of them Saurophaganax. Anyway another Megalosaur candidate for the Developers.
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Oxalaia: a species that could fill in the role of what the real Spinosaurus look like while we have the JP Spinosaurus in the game. I don't know I would love to have both versions in Jurassic world Evolution 2.
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Hmm... a lot of these would be completely redundant... just another version of an animal already in the game. Calling Siats a giant megaraptor or Oxalaia a "realistic Spinosaurus" is strictly speculative as no fossil evidence support these claims. Big yes to the Yangchuanosaurus though; it's the Allosaurus of China after all, and Asian theropods remain oddly lacking.

Tyrannotitan: of course me specifically I would have loved this dinosaur as the Big Baddie of Jurassic world Dominion instead of Giganotosaurus because well I'm pretty sure people would have been more familiar with the name tyrannotitan then Giganotosaurus to start with.
Uhh... what?! Pretty sure more people would be much more familiar with Giganotosaurus than Tyrannotitan... it was the first theropod to be proven bigger than a T-Rex... pretty sure people made a big deal about that too.

Really there isn't a whole lot of options for giant theropod dinosaurs beyond tyrannosaurs, charcarodontosaurs and--theoretically--the occasional extremely fragmentary spinosaur.
 
Hmm... a lot of these would be completely redundant... just another version of an animal already in the game. Calling Siats a giant megaraptor or Oxalaia a "realistic Spinosaurus" is strictly speculative as no fossil evidence support these claims. Big yes to the Yangchuanosaurus though; it's the Allosaurus of China after all, and Asian theropods remain oddly lacking.


Uhh... what?! Pretty sure more people would be much more familiar with Giganotosaurus than Tyrannotitan... it was the first theropod to be proven bigger than a T-Rex... pretty sure people made a big deal about that too.

Really there isn't a whole lot of options for giant theropod dinosaurs beyond tyrannosaurs, charcarodontosaurs and--theoretically--the occasional extremely fragmentary spinosaur.
Whoops...Oh well what I should have said that the name tyrannotitan would have been easier to annunciate than Giganotosaurus. My own relatives can't even say Giganotosaurus. Oh well a dinosaur with a cool name like tyrannotitan definitely deserves some attention since no other game currently has the species. Anyway it's too late anyway but it would have been cool.
 
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Hmm... a lot of these would be completely redundant... just another version of an animal already in the game. Calling Siats a giant megaraptor or Oxalaia a "realistic Spinosaurus" is strictly speculative as no fossil evidence support these claims. Big yes to the Yangchuanosaurus though; it's the Allosaurus of China after all, and Asian theropods remain oddly lacking
Anyway what theropods would you recommend because I'm pretty much stumped at this point. Since there's not that many. Maybe one or two more to add to this list. And you're right many of these species are pretty much not really determined at this point I'm just only going off of the species I'm familiar with. I'm pretty much trying to get as much variety as possible when it comes to the giant apex Theropod predators of the dinosaur age.
 
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Anyway what theropods would you recommend because I'm pretty much stumped at this point. Since there's not that many. Maybe one or two more to add to this list. And you're right many of these species are pretty much not really determined at this point I'm just only going off of the species I'm familiar with. I'm pretty much trying to get as much variety as possible when it comes to the giant apex Theropod predators of the dinosaur age.
Well, like I said, it's pretty much just tyrannosaurs and carcharodontosaurs at this point... the whole "giant theropods" well is running pretty low, leaving little more than reskins. Off the top of my head, there's Mapusaurus and Zhuchengtyrannus... but, again, the particular niches they fill are already well represented. Honestly, with the exception of Yangchuanosaurus, I'd say this particular category was done.
 
I know what you're thinking what do you mean three more large theropods. So far we have "Tyrannosaurus rex, indominus rex Spinosaurus, Giganotosaurus,, and carcaradontosaurus, and Acrocanthosaurus". However it's been awhile since we were introduced to yet another large theropod so I feel like at least two to three more would actually be best to make it feel diverse and a lot of us do feel like large theropods are a bit lacking compared to other carnivore groups currently.

Tarbosaurus: introduced in the series Camp Cretaceous hidden Adventure. Also a close relative of Tyrannosaurus Rex from China and Mongolia. A fantastic addition nonetheless if added to the game.

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Yangchanosaurus: a relative of metriacanthosaurus but much much bigger would be an interesting choice if added to Jurassic world Evolution 2. Not only with this species be unique because of its skull but also because we are meeting a large megalosaurid in the game to at least have this Niche filled by three individuals.View attachment 334314

Tyrannotitan: personally I think this dinosaur instead of Giganotosaurus should have been the main bad guy dinosaur from Jurassic world dominion. Reasons the name is more catchy and better to annunciate than Giganotosaurus since non paleo fans seem to have issues with the naming . Anyway it would be a great species to add to Jurassic world Evolution 2 if selected don't know what design Frontier could do but maybe similar to the it's relatives in the game but not too similar .View attachment 334315

Saurophaganax : believed to be the largest member of the allosaur family and not complete and fossil material, but Frontier could have some creative liberties with this species. For example take the Allosaurus model put more muscle on it make it more bulky add quills from the head to tail #Feathers and make it pretty much the length of the T-Rex or Indominus Rex and you can differentiate the species from its smaller cousin the allosaurus. Also since this species is rare in the Morrison formation it would be cool to have this species very hard to find when you're digging for it when people prefer to dig for their dinosaur species in the game . View attachment 334317

Siats: well not much is known about this species other than the fact that it could have been about the same size as Acrocanthosaurus but a large Megaraptoran would definitely keep Austrolovenator company. And this is pretty much the species that kept the Tyrannosaurids from taking over North America most of the late-early Cretaceous Period until the start of the late Cretaceous T-Rex's ancestor "Moros Intrepidus" definitely feared this theropod so yeah good enough for me to Warrant an occlusion. View attachment 334316

Torvosaurus: a large theropod that is also a relative of metricanthosaurus and Megalosaurus itself pretty much sums it up as another large candidate since the species is believed to have grown to 39 ft in length. Saurophaganax was probably larger than this species but this species, but this species is another good candidate from the Jurassic era that definitely stood its ground against other large carnivores such as Allosaurus Ceratosaurus and of course the biggest of all of them Saurophaganax. Anyway another Megalosaur candidate for the Developers.View attachment 334321

Oxalaia: a species that could fill in the role of what the real Spinosaurus look like while we have the JP Spinosaurus in the game. I don't know I would love to have both versions in Jurassic world Evolution 2.View attachment 334384
Funny thing. So @Phenom7503 made a thread on this previously in the main forum, which I commented on. Here is the link: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/more-large-carnivores.594481/. Siats position as a megaraptorid has been heavily debated and aside from the hip, it is mostly known from fragmentary remains. Oxalaia is also known from fragmentary remains. I think the megaraptorids, allosauroids, abelisaurids, metriacanthosaurids, and Oviraptorosaurs could use more representation, given large diversity of these groups. Some species I'll suggest include:
Lourinhanosaurus: A carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period from Portugal. It was the first theropod dinosaur to have been found to have intentionally ingested gastroliths.
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Sinraptor: A metriacanthosaurid dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic period from China.
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Bahariasaurus: A large theropod dinosaur found in the Bahariya Formation in Egypt from the late Cretaceous period. The original remains were destroyed in a world II bombing raid.
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Funny thing. So @Phenom7503 made a thread on this previously in the main forum, which I commented on. Here is the link: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/more-large-carnivores.594481/. Siats position as a megaraptorid has been heavily debated and aside from the hip, it is mostly known from fragmentary remains. Oxalaia is also known from fragmentary remains. I think the megaraptorids, allosauroids, abelisaurids, metriacanthosaurids, and Oviraptorosaurs could use more representation, given large diversity of these groups. Some species I'll suggest include:
Lourinhanosaurus: A carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period from Portugal. It was the first theropod dinosaur to have been found to have intentionally ingested gastroliths.
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Sinraptor: A metriacanthosaurid dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic period from China.
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Bahariasaurus: A large theropod dinosaur found in the Bahariya Formation in Egypt from the late Cretaceous period. The original remains were destroyed in a world II bombing raid.
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Not bad Vanguard, Lourinhanosaurus sound like a nice addition to the game since it was cut from JP3.
Although in my opinion, Bahariasaurus is a no show.
 
Something lacking in game is Theropods prior to the Cretaceous era. I counted earlier and there are 18 Cretaceous Theropods, 5 Jurassic Theropods and 2 or 3 Triassic Theropods.

I think Torvosaurus is a good fit, just because it's the second most well known Jurassic Theropod following Allosaurus. It's also believed they hunted like Lions do, individually or in smaller packs, which explains why they aren't as abundant in the Morison or Lourinha formations. Compared to the far more abundant Allosaurus. This is also believed to be because Torvosaurus preferred to live in or near forests. On a side note, it's cool how Allosaurs had multiple species in North America, and Megalosaurs had as many in Europe, with very little overlap between the two continents. Just a thought.

Lourinhanosaurus is a great fit too, especially since it was supposed to be in JP3.

Another interesting Dino is Afrovenator (pic below). Much like Megaraptora, this Dino was originally described as belonging to one group of Theropods (Megalosaurs), then it was described as a basal Allosaur. But now some scientists think it's actually the dinosaur Megalosaurs and Allosaurs evolved from, making it one of the most impactful Dinos in history if true. We also have an almost complete skeleton of it, so we know exactly what it looked like. We could definitely use more than 1 Megalosaur in game considering other Dinos (Tyrannosaurs and Raptors) have half a dozen different species represented lol


Just my thoughts about what should be in game 😅
 

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