Suggestions for Mini Exhibit/Petting Zoo Species - Dinosaurs

[CretaceousCarl]

NOTE: I did NOT make the images. Most images were among the first Google image results when searching for the creature's name, but if you want an image's source let me know.

Whether as a JWE2 expansion pack or as a part of JWE3, I thought adding 'Mini Exhibits' like what Frontier has in both Planet Zoo and Zoo Tycoon could be interesting. There are several ways this could be done, but other people have suggested this first so I won't cover that.

Instead, I will focus on suggesting species to show the huge variety Mini Exhibits could have. Many of these species could also be in a Petting Zoo. My list ended up being longer than expected, so I'm splitting it into three parts: dinosaurs, marine reptiles + pterosaurs, and other animals. Unlike some of my previous posts, I didn't describe behaviors because, like Frontier's other games, creatures in these Mini Exhibits might not have AI.

Here, if they did have AI, some would act totally different than any current in-game dinosaur like the aerial Microraptor, aquatic Natovenator, or insectivorous Linhenykus, others would look different like Microceratus, and others still would be smaller (but probably cuter) versions of what we currently have like Mei long. If you have any feedback or other tiny dinosaurs to suggest, feel free to share!

Microceratus - Herbivorous Neoceratopsian - Late Cretaceous - 2.5ft



Archaeopteryx - Aerial Omnivorous Archaeopterygidae - Late Jurassic - 1.7ft



Soumyasaurus - Insectivorous Silesaurid - Late Triassic - 2.8ft



Microraptor - Aerial Carnivorous Microraptoria - Early Cretaceous - 2.6ft



Chaoyangsaurus - Herbivorous Chaoyangsaurid - Late Jurassic - 3.3ft



Saltopus - Insectivorous Dinosauriform - Late Triassic - 2.9ft



Mei long - Carnivorous Troodontid - Early Cretaceous - ~2ft



Liaoningosaurus - Semi-Aquatic Piscivorous Ankylosaurid - Early Cretaceous - 1.4ft



Echinodon - Omnivorous Heterodontosaurid - Early Cretaceous - 2ft



Pendraig - Carnivorous Coelophysoid - Late Triassic - 3.3ft



Natovenator - Semi-Aquatic Piscivorous Halszkaraptorine - Late Cretaceous - 1.5ft



Linhenykus - Insectivorous Alvarezsaurid - Late Cretaceous - 1.6ft



Xiaosaurus - Herbivorous Ornithischian - Middle Jurassic - 3.3ft



Parvicursor - Insectivorous Maniraptoran - Late Cretaceous - 1.3ft



Ligabueino - Carnivorous Noasaurid - Early Cretaceous - 2.6ft



Bagaceratops - Herbivorous Protoceratopsid - Late Cretaceous - 3.3ft - Left

Gasparinisaura - Herbivorous Ornithopod - Late Cretaceous - 2.6ft - Right



Pamparaptor - Carnivorous Deinonychosaur - Late Cretaceous - 2ft - Left

Nqwebasaurus - Omnivorous Coelurosaur - Early Cretaceous - 3.3ft - Right



Xingtianosaurus - Omnivorous Oviraptorid - Early Cretaceous - 2.3ft - Left

Eoraptor - Omnivorous Sauropodomorph - Late Triassic - 3ft - Right



Amtocephale - Herbivorous Pachycephalosaurid - Late Cretaceous - 2.3ft - Left

Eodromaeus - Carnivorous Theropod - Late Triassic - 3.9ft - Right



Anchiornis - Aerial Carnivorous Anchiornithid - Late Jurassic - 2ft - Left

Xunmenglong - Insectivorous Compsognathid - Early Cretaceous - 1.6ft - Right

 

[Morales]

Of the current creatures: Minmi, Homalo, Lystrosaurus, Moros, Oviaraptor and maybe Sino. You can see which ones work better with each other so as not to create issues. But with Guest Panic turned off these work.

If/when we get Microceratus it is another great addition.

 

[CretaceousCarl]

Of the current creatures: Minmi, Homalo, Lystrosaurus, Moros, Oviaraptor and maybe Sino. You can see which ones work better with each other so as not to create issues. But with Guest Panic turned off these work.

If/when we get Microceratus it is another great addition.

Those are some great picks! Compsognathus could also definitely work, and Troodon is comparable in size to Homalocephale. Not that putting Troodon in a petting zoo would be a good idea in the slightest, but it could work in a sealed mini exhibit.

 

[Morales]

Those are some great picks! Compsognathus could also definitely work, and Troodon is comparable in size to Homalocephale. Not that putting Troodon in a petting zoo would be a good idea in the slightest, but it could work in a sealed mini exhibit.

Eh, Compis have a bad reputation compared to Moros where we see one being treated like an actual pet.

 

[Morales]

Of course, Sino is also a bit the same.

 

[CretaceousCarl]

Good points Morales! I was thinking more for mini exhibits, because while one or two Compys might work in a petting zoo, you definitely wouldn't want a group of them because of their well-earned reputation you mentioned.

Some of the species in my original post, like Eodromaeus, would also not be good fits for petting zoos. I figured it would be like the current truck tours: you can put them in a T-Rex enclosure, but that might not be the best idea!