Now when I mean small raptors, I don't mean Microraptor level of small I mean having dromaeosaurs that are more accurately sized compared to the oversized raptors in the game and they would be feathered. Which with them being feathered there would be ways to make them stand out from each other. If you have any alternatives just say them.
Small Raptors
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Sigh... most of these are totally redundant... or they would be if the various current JWE2 genre were scaled properly...
Actually, the Halszkaraptor being semi aquatic is highly debated by paleontologists, some agree with it being semi aquatic and some don't. But in the current state of JWE2, it would be difficult to implement semi aquatic animals based on what others have said, but its appearance would make it stand out from the other dinosaurs.
Oh, I didn't know about the debates! Thanks for telling me!
Yes, I think it would be kind of difficult to really implement a semiaquatic lifestyle in the game. But what stands out to me is its appearance, which would be its uniqueness.
I like your idea. I think some other species that match what your looking for include:
Sinornithoides, a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaurs containing the single species Sinornithoides youngi. It lived during the Early Cretaceous and was found in Inner Mongolia, China.
Almas, A genus of troodontid theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period that was found in the Djadochta Formation in Mongolia.
Mei long, A species of duck-sized troodontid dinosaur first unearthed by paleontologists from the Yixian Formation in Liaoning, China in 2004. Mei lived during the Early Cretaceous period. Its name means sleeping dragon. I suspect the unidentified troodontid species shown in an episode of prehistoric park that took place prehistoric China were this species, because Nigel Marvin said their name meant sleeping dragon.
Incisivosaurus, A genus of small, probably herbivorous theropod dinosaurs from the early Cretaceous period of what is now the People's Republic of China. Its name means incisor lizard based on its prominent, rodent-like front teeth, which show wear patterns commonly found in plant-eating dinosaurs. This species appeared in the Prehistoric Park documentary series.
Natovenator, A genus of halszkaraptorine dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period found in the Barun Goyot Formation of Mongolia. It is thought to have lived a semiaquatic lifestyle.
Linheraptor, A genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur which lived in what is now Inner Mongolia, China during the late Cretaceous period. It is known from a single, nearly complete skeleton.
Zhenyuanlong, A genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning, China that lived during the early Cretaceous period It is known from a single specimen belonging to the species Zhenyuanlong suni, which is a nearly complete skeleton that contains traces of feathers, including long tail feathers and large wings. In addition to further complicating diversity of Liaoning dromaeosaurids, this specimen provides the first evidence of well-developed pennaceous feathers in a large, non-flying dromaeosaur, raising the question of what function such wings would serve.
Daurlong, A genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period that was found in the Longjiang Formation of China. It is known from a nearly complete skeleton. Daurlong represents the first described occurrence of a preserved intestinal region in a theropod closely related to birds. Its name means Daur dragon, which is a reference to the Daur Nation in Northeastern China.
Buitreraptor, A genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaurs that lived during the late Cretaceous period found in Candeleros Formation of Argentina.
Rahonavis, A genus of bird-like theropods from the ate Cretaceous period of what is now northwestern Madagascar. It has been suspected of being capable of gliding or powered flight similar to modern birds.
I like some of these but I was mostly referring to dromaeosaurs and not troodontids or oviraptorids, because the Troodon is actually pretty accurate size, I think it's as big as either Stenonychosaurus or Latenivenatrix.
Size wise yes, but some of the characteristics are inaccurate. There is no fossil evidence to indicate Troodon were venomous, which I think it would be nice to get a troodontid species in the game that was not venomous. To be honest, the developers could consider Sinornithosaurus to the game as a venomous species. Sure it would be inaccurate, but at one point some researchers did suspect that it was venomous, so they could use that research to support their argument.
Troodon are also thought to be feathered, which we currently have no variants available in the game to make it feathered. Also troodontids have a much lighter than most of the raptors we currently have in the game, so it would be safe to argue that they would look quite different as a feathered species.
What are your thoughts on Rahonavis? It is suspected of being capable of powered flight by some researchers and is not part of Microraptorinae, which could make it a unique addition to the game if it gets added. I forgot to mention in the species description that it appeared in both the Planet Dinosaur and Dinosaur Revolution Documentary series.