Triassic Pack
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Considering Dimetrodon is Permian, I wouldn't go for that one as a Triassic pick. Pliosaurus is Jurassic, so I wouldn't go for that one either (with your reasoning and this picture, it is understandable why you picked them). Henodus is there twice, so I guess the maker of this has a favourite.
The three Triassic animals you picked are pretty logical I think. Shonisaurus is the classic aquatic pick. Caviramus/Rhaeticodactylus seems the best Triassic Pterosaur (has a crest and is one of the largest).
I'm also a bit of a fan of Hyperodapedon and Shringasaurus.
The three Triassic animals you picked are pretty logical I think. Shonisaurus is the classic aquatic pick. Caviramus/Rhaeticodactylus seems the best Triassic Pterosaur (has a crest and is one of the largest).
I'm also a bit of a fan of Hyperodapedon and Shringasaurus.
A Triassic Pack would be a bit tough at this point... not a lot of big name dinosaurs left and not many pterosaurs.
Plateosaurus and Eoraptor would be obvious choices for land animals...
Shonisaurus for a marine pick... Eudimorphodon for a flier probably...
If by some odd chance they go beyond dinosaurs for land animals, there'd be plenty of options then; Postosuchus, Desmatosuchus, Arizonasaurus, Hyperdaperodon... and a lot more...
Plateosaurus and Eoraptor would be obvious choices for land animals...
Shonisaurus for a marine pick... Eudimorphodon for a flier probably...
If by some odd chance they go beyond dinosaurs for land animals, there'd be plenty of options then; Postosuchus, Desmatosuchus, Arizonasaurus, Hyperdaperodon... and a lot more...
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lol "Dinosaurs of the Triassic", when most of these aren't dinosaurs and some not even from the Triassic.
I would choose
Triassic Creatures DLC
1-Staurikosaurus
2-Postosuchus
3-Placerias
4-Peteinosaurus
5-Shonisaurus
6-Plateosaurus
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Well most of the animals pictured here aren't actually dinosaurs, and several didn't live in the Triassic period unfortunately. Dimetrodon was a synapsid that lived in the early Permian. But I agree the Triassic is vastly underrepresented.
At this point, the game has only three categories of animals (1) dinosaurs, (2) pterosaurs, and (3) marine reptiles (plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, and mosasaurs). I would assume a Triassic pack would be limited to these categories as well. So with that said, I would like to see:
- Plateosaurus- there are no prosauropods in the game yet! Plateosaurus is one of the best known Triassic dinosaurs.
- Pisanosaurs- the pack would need a small Ornithischian. Small herbivorous ornithischians were the most common type of dinosaur, and amongst the 60+ species of dinosaur, we only have one in the whole game right now (Dryosaurus)!
- Staurikosaurus- similar to Herrerasaurus, but smaller. The pack would need a carnivorous dinosaur, and Staurikosaurus is one of the more well-known Triassic dinosaurs.
- Shonisaurus- perhaps the largest marine reptile, and a second icthyosaur for the game.
- Peteinosaurus- there are no early pterosaurs in the game. Peteinosaurus would be the smallest pterosaur and would be unique in that regard.
Pisanosaurus's claim to being a dinosaur, let alone an Ornithischian, may be dubious though... many seem to think of it as a dinosauriform, closer to Silesaurus...
Staurikosaurus... I dunno... I can't help but feel like there are better options out there besides a smaller Herrerasaurus. I still stand by Eoraptor... it may now be considered a primitive sauropodomorph (some even consider it too primitive to count as sauropod or theropod) but it still has the dentition and probably diet of a predator.
And Peteinosaurus is so small that seeing it, let alone keeping it under control if they got loose, would be a major pain. A better option might be Eudimorphodon... it's pretty close to Dimophodon in size and, despite the name, quite distinct from anything currently in game.
All true. Pisanosaurus might not be a dinosaur, let alone an ornithischian. But it also might be both. But Stygimoloch and Dracorex aren't even valid genera and they're both included in the game.
Good point on Eoraptor, I was passing over that because they generally try to avoid dinosaurs that small it seems; Compsognathus being a movie dinosaur and the obvious exception.
I also like your suggestion for Eudimorphodon. I was just going for Peteinosaurus because it's probably the most famous Triassic pterosaur, thanks to its cameo in WWD.
Pliosaurus is an jurassic animal
If i were to pick only five Triassic animals, which would they be? What do you guys think? Would you like to have these animals in a DLC?
1. Chasmatosaurus (also known as Proterosuchus)
2. Desmatosuchus
3. Placerias
4. Placodus
5. Postosuchus
1. Chasmatosaurus (also known as Proterosuchus)
2. Desmatosuchus
3. Placerias
4. Placodus
5. Postosuchus
Jesus christ, the dislike for Tanystropheus is unnatural here.
Plateosaurus, Shonisaurus, Nothosaurus and Tanystropheus are the most unique and Jurassic-Franchise worthy in my opinion, wether or not they are real dinosaurs, it is time to accept the not-so-much pre-dinosaurs into the franchise just like the toy-lines did.
Plateosaurus, Shonisaurus, Nothosaurus and Tanystropheus are the most unique and Jurassic-Franchise worthy in my opinion, wether or not they are real dinosaurs, it is time to accept the not-so-much pre-dinosaurs into the franchise just like the toy-lines did.
Dinosaurs:
Eoraptor - semi-famous, one of the earliest theropods, knee-high to an adult so larger than the Compy but smaller than Coelophysis
Plateosaurus - famous, most well-known Triassic dinosaur besides Coelophysis, a class of dinosaur we don't have in the game yet (sauropodomorph), and can be based on the largest specimen which is 33 feet in length, could look, stand and move like this:
Mussaurus - semi-famous for being thought to be tiny dinos but we know now that those were just the babies, adults reached 20 feet in length so a bit smaller than Plateosaurus, could look, stand and move like this:
Pterosaurs:
The only one that would work is Caelestiventus, which we know a lot about thanks to a well-preserved specimen, a juvenile with a 4.9-foot wingspan which means its adult size could be about 10-12 feet, around the Tapejara's size.
Marine:
Shonisaurus or its relative Shastasaurus, the latter of which could have been 85 feet in length based on a jawbone specimen discovered in May 2016.
Eoraptor - semi-famous, one of the earliest theropods, knee-high to an adult so larger than the Compy but smaller than Coelophysis
Plateosaurus - famous, most well-known Triassic dinosaur besides Coelophysis, a class of dinosaur we don't have in the game yet (sauropodomorph), and can be based on the largest specimen which is 33 feet in length, could look, stand and move like this:
Mussaurus - semi-famous for being thought to be tiny dinos but we know now that those were just the babies, adults reached 20 feet in length so a bit smaller than Plateosaurus, could look, stand and move like this:
Pterosaurs:
The only one that would work is Caelestiventus, which we know a lot about thanks to a well-preserved specimen, a juvenile with a 4.9-foot wingspan which means its adult size could be about 10-12 feet, around the Tapejara's size.
Marine:
Shonisaurus or its relative Shastasaurus, the latter of which could have been 85 feet in length based on a jawbone specimen discovered in May 2016.
You know, Mussaurus is a dinosaur that did appeared in the original The Lost World novel by Michael Crichton. That's really the big reason I can think of to include it as a suggestion, other than having a series of toy figures of it by Mattel.
There are other pterosaurs that I like to suggest here, which is already suggested by someone else in this thread by the way. The Raeticodactylus, or the related Caviramus, the former which is questioned and uncertain if both it and the latter species are one of the same, but the skull of Raeticodactylus is more well known in comparison to Caviramus and as such, is used as a basic idea of what the latter pterosaur may have looked like.
But like Tapejara, the crest shape is not entirely known, conclusively. It may have been a stub on the nose, it may have been tapejarid-like, it could be anything. The second interpretation is my personal favorite.
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There are other dinosaurs that I can think of, be it for a 4+ dino pack as what the Early Cretaceous Pack is, or not. But there are very few that are described that I can suggest, plenty of which are named here already. But there are other two that I know of that I can name for here:
Ingentia (South America): A large sauropod dinosaur from Argentina. Plateosaurus and Mussaurus are thought to be bipedal "prosauropods", while Ingentia was likely quadrupedal. Its discovery created a revelation in the scientific field about Triassic gigantism in dinosaurs of this kind.
Liliensternus (Europe): Many Triassic carnivores were small, but Liliensternus was one of the more largest ones known.
The marine reptiles are my personal favorite of the Triassic reptiles, some of which I think are good candidates to choose from if so. Shunisaurus, a large ichthyosaur. Shastasaurus, with one species that's bigger than the former ichthyosaur. Cymbospondylus, another large ichthyosaur but with slender-ish bodies in comparison to the other two. Nothosaurus, an amphibious sea reptile. Tanystropheus, a small but long-necked reptile. Some others which I haven't listed here are small, so I'm not sure how they would work for the in-game lagoons.
Ingentia (South America): A large sauropod dinosaur from Argentina. Plateosaurus and Mussaurus are thought to be bipedal "prosauropods", while Ingentia was likely quadrupedal. Its discovery created a revelation in the scientific field about Triassic gigantism in dinosaurs of this kind.
Liliensternus (Europe): Many Triassic carnivores were small, but Liliensternus was one of the more largest ones known.
The marine reptiles are my personal favorite of the Triassic reptiles, some of which I think are good candidates to choose from if so. Shunisaurus, a large ichthyosaur. Shastasaurus, with one species that's bigger than the former ichthyosaur. Cymbospondylus, another large ichthyosaur but with slender-ish bodies in comparison to the other two. Nothosaurus, an amphibious sea reptile. Tanystropheus, a small but long-necked reptile. Some others which I haven't listed here are small, so I'm not sure how they would work for the in-game lagoons.
Now that we have an idea of what DLC will look like, I'm thinking the ideal Triassic Pack for me would be:
- Eoraptor
- Plateosaurus
- Eudimorphodon
- Shonisaurus
So as far at is four species in a pack i would like to see this four in a triassic based pack:
- Plateosaurus
- Staurikosaurus
- Eudimorphodon
- Shastasaurus
I´d like to see this four species in a Triassic Pack.
- Plateosaurus ( by far the best known Prosauropod with hundrets of specimen found in Europe)
- Eudimorphodon
- Liliensternus
- Nothosaurus ( Could live in lagoons and/or shallow water in our parks. Different Nothosaurus species ranged from 0,7m - 4,5m in length )
My picks for a Triassic pack?
Quite simple really. I think I'll go with some of the more obvious and likely picks since they are all ones I would like to see... Starting with the dinosaurs.
Plateosaurus
Ceolophysis and Herrarasaurus are both big staples when it comes to talking about dinosaurs of the Triassic, so this prosauropod is a no-brainer. It likely won't co-habitate well since most other herbivorous dinosaur families hadn't quite evolved yet but it would be a nice addition to the hot-dry climate parks, give it a low social need and low forest requirement and you got yourself one fine primitive dinosaur.
Eoraptor
Speaking of popular and well known dinosaurs, why not add the one of the earliest ones scientists know of? We do need more small carnivores to tool around with, and Eo is pretty small, even for Triassic dinosaurs. Though we could go for a more exotic specimen like Lilensternus, who's to say we can't ask for that in another pack where it could be more justified? Either way, I'm giving my pick for the second dinosaur slot to this little guy (er, girl)
Now for the reptiles, I thought about it for a little while and thought what would be cool to see. And what would be the most likely, so here's my thoughts on what could work.
Peteinosaurus
I was going to give this slot to Ramphoryncus, but much to my surprise that species belongs to the Jurassic... So it wouldn't work. Then I remembered this little one from "Walking with Dinosaurs", and thought 'why not'. We need more pterasaurs, and unless It's confirmed we will get Quetzal when Dominion releases in June we aren't going to get ant big ones any time soon (there weren't any in the Triassic anyway). It may not be well known but it has some name recognition (sort of). Plus it would be nice to have some smaller pterasaurs.
Shonisaurus
Well you know what they say, go big or go home, and Shonisaurus is certainly big. More aquatics are always welcome, and although shoni isn't exactly enormous, it's big enough not to be Liopluerodon's lunch. And hey isn't it a bit odd we only have one icthyosaur? Why not add one more? Not much else to say other than Fossil Fighters gave me the idea to even consider this, but other than that it may be a bit obscure for more casual people.
and there you have it. my build for a Triassic Pack, I doubt Fronteir will consider...any of these. but Eh, it was for fun anyway.
Quite simple really. I think I'll go with some of the more obvious and likely picks since they are all ones I would like to see... Starting with the dinosaurs.
Plateosaurus
Ceolophysis and Herrarasaurus are both big staples when it comes to talking about dinosaurs of the Triassic, so this prosauropod is a no-brainer. It likely won't co-habitate well since most other herbivorous dinosaur families hadn't quite evolved yet but it would be a nice addition to the hot-dry climate parks, give it a low social need and low forest requirement and you got yourself one fine primitive dinosaur.
Eoraptor
Speaking of popular and well known dinosaurs, why not add the one of the earliest ones scientists know of? We do need more small carnivores to tool around with, and Eo is pretty small, even for Triassic dinosaurs. Though we could go for a more exotic specimen like Lilensternus, who's to say we can't ask for that in another pack where it could be more justified? Either way, I'm giving my pick for the second dinosaur slot to this little guy (er, girl)
Now for the reptiles, I thought about it for a little while and thought what would be cool to see. And what would be the most likely, so here's my thoughts on what could work.
Peteinosaurus
I was going to give this slot to Ramphoryncus, but much to my surprise that species belongs to the Jurassic... So it wouldn't work. Then I remembered this little one from "Walking with Dinosaurs", and thought 'why not'. We need more pterasaurs, and unless It's confirmed we will get Quetzal when Dominion releases in June we aren't going to get ant big ones any time soon (there weren't any in the Triassic anyway). It may not be well known but it has some name recognition (sort of). Plus it would be nice to have some smaller pterasaurs.
Shonisaurus
Well you know what they say, go big or go home, and Shonisaurus is certainly big. More aquatics are always welcome, and although shoni isn't exactly enormous, it's big enough not to be Liopluerodon's lunch. And hey isn't it a bit odd we only have one icthyosaur? Why not add one more? Not much else to say other than Fossil Fighters gave me the idea to even consider this, but other than that it may be a bit obscure for more casual people.
and there you have it. my build for a Triassic Pack, I doubt Fronteir will consider...any of these. but Eh, it was for fun anyway.
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To follow the scheme from frontier:
- Plateosaurus
- Placerias
- Shonisaurus
- Eudimorphodon