TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE DINOS

To be very honest, I know little about Dinosaurs or their anatomy, HOWEVER, when I was younger, I really had a liking for the Kentrosaurus(?). Ever since I was in my school's library years ago, I was obsessed with those cool spikes (especially that crazy shoulder spike)

my favorite has always been the lovely Archaeopteryx !



I don't know much about dinosaurs, science... so i'm not going to lie on knowledges on them
I loveee dinosaurs aswell.
And I also love any kind of raptors *^*

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Some people believe Carnotaurus wasn't feathered, but the likelihood of it being completely feathered is in its DNA

Tyrannosaurs and raptors were close cousin species which showed they were feathered even before we found feather imprints on the t rex and the entire fossilized tail feathers of a raptor

Carnotaurus is part of the family Ceratosaur, Ceratosaur are Averostra, which makes them related to Dilophosaurids. If you know anything about Dilos they have feathers (as well as silly crests but that's not the point lol).

If this isn't a close enough approximation for you, there's another family that exists in Averostra directly called Tetanurae which not only includes out tyrannousaurs, or gallimimus and archeopteryxs, but also Avians in general.

Skin impressions think that carnotaurus was mainly scaled, but this post from one of my favorite paleo blogs shows a good example of where carnotaurus might have feathers.

spinosaurus-the-fisher.tumblr.com/post/140303006942/fezraptor-carnotaurus-sastrei-scale-distribution

So he might not have little wings but he probably had a tail fan and a back full of fluff

If he didn't have any strong spined feathers (more like down) it's also possible they just plain wouldn't be seen in imprints. Carnotaurus could have been really hairy too

Carnotaurus is really cute anyway

I adore all raptors and all the tiny dinos that just skitter around causing trouble, but my all time favorites are the precursors to birds that back then you would have seen gliding around in forests snatching bugs out of the air and zipping around climbing trees etc.

But if you really want to go into my favorite of all ancient stuffs I absolutely love ancient mammals and megafauna.
Entelodonts and Daeodons!





Hyaenodon!



Andrewsaurus!



and the list just goes on and on lots of them look really funky and cool
Sabers, Dire wolves, Dire Bears, Cave bears, Cave lions, Giant sloths, Titanaboa, Terror bird, Megalania...

Honestly anything that looks like a giant chicken
If it's feathered I want it

I really love Velociraptors. I know they're a pretty common dinosaur to think about, and are a lot of people's favorites, but man I just love them. I have an affiliation with all raptors, though, especially Micros and Utahs. They're one reason why I'm so excited for the Raptors in-game; I'm totally making a dino baby ❤




I also love Tyrannosaurus Rex -- another common dino that comes to people's minds, but hey, I've always had a soft spot for them. 




One of my favorite aquatic dinosaurs, however, would have to be Plesiosaurs. I haven't met many people who like them, so they're definitely on my list of top ten. I do, however, adore Mosasaurs. Megalodon is also a close favorite; though I've always loved sharks, so that really isn't any surprise. One thing that bugged me from Jurassic World was how big they made the Mosasaur, but honestly, it looked awesome and gave me chills, so I can let that slide.




This is going to sound very odd, but I have a favorite herbivore/insectivore that's certainly one of the more "laughed at" dinos -- Gallimimus. Yes, you heard me right. I love Gallies with all my heart. They are such adorable little loudmouths on sticks for legs. I mean really; have you SEEN how long their legs are? Perfection!




You're probably wondering, "Ori, do you have any other favorite herbivores other than the weird leg things?" Yes, I do. While Triceratops and Pachycephalosaurus come to mind, I really love the Psittacosaurus. They're just so small, and I LOVE them!




Honorable mentions:

Pachycephalosaurus


Triceratops

Helicoprion is like, the doofiest fucking shark dino i've ever seen and i love it forever. people still dont know its jaw shape or how it ATE.


stethacanthus is like super tiny and like, has an anvil dorsal fin. someone grab transparent images of a hammerhead and this shark and smash them together like a blacksmith hammering something on an anvil

i like sharks but i mean

im trying to find this one "water scorpion" looking ancient crustacean. i dont know its NAME and im dying.

that is a really good guess. what i do remember is that it may have lived in fresh water and was as long as a grown man was tall (i think, maybe bigger). that fossil seems pretty close to what i can foggily remember. maybe i'll dig into my book stash and find 'em later.

oh!! yeah thats it! im just used to this 3D remake of it when its all colorful like a mantis shrimp. but yeah that big bugger!

i pulled my book out an opabinia (an itty bitty man) was another neat dude. but the lobster guy is "pterygotus" according to my book.