Littlesaurs

With the Troodon's introduction, we have the minimum usable size for dinosaurs, which opens up a lot of options for more small dinosaurs, especially small herbivores (the only representation at the moment being the three boneheads) since there are a bunch around Troodon's size and between Troodon and the Velociraptor, the largest small dinosaur. What small dinos would you like to see?

For comparisons using Troodon, here's the relative size of it in Evolution:
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Bringing back the two OG littlesaurs Dryosaurus and Homalcephale is a big one, of course.
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(Prenocephale used because couldn't find a good one of Homa and the theory that Homa is a juvenile Preno)
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Oviraptor is another good choice, with its very distinctive head shape, crest, and beak.
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A very good choice for a small ceratopsian is Psittacosaurus, with its distinct head shape and the tall row of bristles on its hips and tail. The image shows P. mongoliensis, but the species used could be P. lujiatunensis, one of the two larger species which were around 15% larger.
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And not forgetting the classic Coelophysis.
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Ugh... that theory that Homalocephale is just a juvenile Prenocephale is such bull... it relies completely on the notion that all pachycephalosaurs grow domes by adulthood and that Prenocephale is literally the one and only genus of pachycephalosaur at its time and location. In any case, the developers have proven quite thoroughly that they don't care about theories regarding the possibility that two genera may represent a single species... and why should they? Ingen isn't making real dinosaurs, they're making approximations based on what science thinks about real dinosaurs and what they can do with the material available.

In any case, yeah, the fact that they made Troodon smaller than the current smallest opens up a lot of potential for smaller animals... frankly, I wish they'd resize some of the smallest animals like Deinonychus and Dracorex to Troodon size, since they are in fact bigger than they should be.

Couple other good options:
Gargoyleosaurus, an early nodosaur from the Jurassic Period Morrison Formation.
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Guanlong, the Chinese crested predator.
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Leptoceratops, the primitive ceratopsian of the Late Cretaceous the walked on all fours and ran on two legs like a hadrosaur.
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Masiakasaurus, the bizarre-toothed Majungasaurs contemporary.
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Minmi, the tiny nodosaur from Australia.
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Mussaurus, a tiny prosauropod features in the Lost World novel (albeit in a juvenile size).
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Ornitholestes, the classic Jurassic small carnivore.
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Pelecanimimus, an ornithomimosaur with teeth and a funny lump of skin on its head.
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Protoceratops, a Velociraptor's favorite snack.
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Sinocalliopteryx, a very large member of the compsognathid family.
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Ugh... that theory that Homalocephale is just a juvenile Prenocephale is such bull... it relies completely on the notion that all pachycephalosaurs grow domes by adulthood and that Prenocephale is literally the one and only genus of pachycephalosaur at its time and location. In any case, the developers have proven quite thoroughly that they don't care about theories regarding the possibility that two genera may represent a single species... and why should they? Ingen isn't making real dinosaurs, they're making approximations based on what science thinks about real dinosaurs and what they can do with the material available.
Yeah considering we have Dracorex, Stygimoloch, and Torosaurus, it's clear that the developers don't put much stock in Horner's inane theories. Homalocephale is going to get added eventually, as will all the other remaining JPOG dinosaurs.
 
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I would definitely pay for a small Dino's DLC pack. These suggestions are excellent. How much smaller would the Minmi be compared to the in-game Nody?
 
There's not much I can say as most of the people here have already given out some great ideas but I'd love to see Pelecanimimus and Guanlong.
 
Some good mentions already. Especially like Dryosaurus and Leptoceratops. I guess Compies are Tinysaurs.

I'll say Crichtonsaurus (a 3.5 meters length ankylosaur), Gigantspinosaurus (a 4 meters long stegosaur), and Huayangosaurus (a 4.5 meters long stegosaur)...
 
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Some good mentions already. Especially like Dryosaurus and Leptoceratops. I guess Compies are Tinysaurs.

I'll say Crichtonsaurus (a 3.5 meters length ankylosaur), Gigantspinosaurus (a 4 meters long stegosaur), and Huayangosaurus (a 4.5 meters long stegosaur)...
I think you need to accept the fact that only a small handful of people actually care about the innacurate sizes.
 
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