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Dino Files Pt. 3.

Stegosaurus stenops

Meaning: Plated Lizard
Length: 8-9 meters (26-30 feet long)
Height: 3 meters (10 feet tall) (5 meters (18 feet) if plates are counted)
Diet: Herbivore
Period: Late Jurassic (152-144 Mya)

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Stegosaurus is the largest stegosaur & one of the most famous of the dinosaurs. Stegosaurus is a behemoth at 30 feet long & is a real powerhouse. A special feature is it's plates which were thought to be of defense. Now, it is believed to attract mates & use it as a radiator to warm itself up, much like a Spinosaur would do. It's main weapon of defense were two pairs of sharp plates on it's tail known as thagomizers. One hit to a predator can cause serious bleeding & injury. They like to live in large herds & make up good friends with herbivores. Their heads are extremely small & their brains are known to be smaller than a walnut's. Even by then, they are willing to defend themselves from any predator & are very tough & powerful. On Isla Sorna, they like to dwell at the forests & grasslands. They will group up wit other stegosaurs like Kentrosaurus & Wuerhosaurus. However, they are very slow, despite being faster than sauropods. Stegosaurus favorite diet consist of cycads, palms & fruits like cherry & blueberries. A loyal dinosaur that everyone is fond of.


Triceratops horridus

Meaning: Three-Horned Face
Length: 8-10 meters (24-33 feet long)
Height: 3.2 meters (10 feet tall)
Diet: Herbivore
Period: Late Cretaceous (68.5-65.5 Mya)

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While Styracosaurus & it's herds represent the Centrosaurinae family tree, Triceratops, the largest Ceratopsian that ever lived represents the other group, the Ceratopsia family tree. In these dinosaurs, the brow horns at each eye are way longer than the nose horn. Not only was Triceratops the largest, it was also the last ceratopsian before the great end of the dinosaurs. It also co-existed with a fellow Ceratopsia Torosaurus, which while a little smaller than Triceratops also has the largest skull any animal ever had. Fossils of this dinosaur have been found at Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Alberta & other parts of North America. In Isla Sorna, Triceratops live in huge herds of their own of with other dinosaurs, consisting a 100 or even a thousand. Every herd has a leader, who is 14 meters long, have a 2 meter long horn & are the most territorial herbivore dinosaur on the island. Their mating season is very brutal, as males charge into each other with their horns. Some battles can have a devastating result like death. The winner then have the right to mate & they produce a lot of offspring's. Females are very aggressive & powerful when it comes to defending the infants. Some Trikes (as they are called) have horns that are snapped in two. They might have been caused during a mating match or might have been a fight with a predator. The horns might have been a match for even a Tyrannosaurus, which preyed on this peaceful (aggressive) herbivore as prey. In fact, bulls (which are up to 11-12 meters) are more of a match & have been known to brutally injure, scar & even kill a Tyrannosaurus with it's huge horns. With these trademarks, Triceratops claim their rank as the most powerful & brutal herbivore Earth has ever produced. Adults also circle around their young when a predator attacks. Even Tyrannosaurus is cautious when it comes to a Trike. If Tyrannosaurus was to attack a Trike, it would rather take dawn a young, infant, sick, old or injured with having to alert an angry mother, adults, bulls & especially, the leader.


Ankylosaurus magniventris

Meaning: fused lizard
Length: 9-11 meters (30-37 feet long)
Height: 1.5-2 meters (4-6 feet tall)
Diet: Herbivore
Period: Late Cretaceous (68.5-65.5 Mya)

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Ankylosaurus is the last & the largest armored dinosaur (& armored land animal) that ever lived on Earth, before the great extinction. Many fossils of this animal is found around North America like Montana, Wyoming & Alberta. Ankylosaurus belongs to one group of armored dinosaurs called the ankylosaurinae. These dinosaurs are special in that unlike the Stegosaurs & Nodosaurs, ankylosaurinae's do not have plates, thagomizer's or a shoulder spike. Instead, their entire body are armored, save for it's belly. Also, their eyelids also had armor, & they develop four short horns on it's face. It's armor is covered with lots of sharp spikes & thorns jutting on it's back. They have weak jaws & can only eat cycads, blueberries & other fruits & plants from the ground or small bush, because of their small height. However, their tails are very stiff, & one end of it has ended up turning into a formidable weapon; a tail club. Infused with bone, Ankylosaurus uses this tail as a means of defense. In Isla Sorna, Ankylosaurus live with other dinosaurs in large herds. They share a close friendship with most herbivores & are best friends with nodosaurs, stegosaurs & other ankylosaurinae. If a Tyrannosaurus attacks, Ankylosaurus, it's tail can whack into the beast, breaking it's bones, severely injuring or even killing. Because of all this defense system in it's body, a Tyrannosaurus first must flip an ankylosaur, & then expose it's only critical point, the belly before it can deal a killing blow. An ankylosaur is no match for a Tyrannosaurus pair, but even more frightening are a pack of small, agile raptor, which can attack the dinosaur's belly, without having to to fight. That is why ankylosaurs live in huge herds. Ankylosaurs are only found in North America, East Asia & Europe.


Argentinosaurus huinculensis

Meaning: Argentina's Lizard
Length: 30-35 meters (100-118 feet long)
Height: 7-10 meters (22-33 feet tall)
Diet: Herbivore
Period: Late Cretaceous (95 Mya)

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Argentinosaurus is without a doubt, the largest & heaviest land animal that ever lived on Earth (Amphicoleas is far bigger). Their fossils are only found in Argentina, but sadly, only a handful of bones are found there. But however, these give us enough evidence to know that this sauropod was huge. It weights a colossal 75 tonnes, that's as much as ten elephants! Sauropods do a lot care for their young & herd, but they do not take care of their own young. Instead, they lay their eggs at an area (egg or a piece of land) & just leave. The babies hatch & immediately scamper & search for food. Due to their massive body & extremely puny heads, they turn into the biggest eating machines Earth ever had, spending 20 hours entirely on munching & eating. In Isla Sorna, these herbivores like to share bonds with other sauropods & other herbivores & serve as walls when traveling in herds. They are preyed by a handful of theropods like Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus & Mapusaurus. However, they prove themselves to be a strong fighter as they have high endurance & stomp their enemies to death when agitated. Their favorite habitat are near the forests, rivers & grasslands. They are also the largest animals on Isla Sorna They also have a caring side as they defend every helpless dinosaur against any predator whatsoever.


Allosaurus fragilis

Meaning: Different Lizard
Length: 8-10 meters (24-33 feet long)
Height: 2.5 meters (7 feet long)
Diet: Carnivore
Period: Late Jurassic (155-150 Mya)

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Besides Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor, the most common carnivore on Isla Sorna is the lion of the Jurassic: Allosaurus. Allosaurus fossils have been found numerous times on the globe, including North America, Europe, Africa & Australia, making it the most common meat eating dinosaur on the planet. Allosaurus fossils have been shown which some were injured severely by Stegosaurus, but however, quickly healed. It is also a fast runner for a large predator & unlike Tyrannosaurus, it was lightly built. Allosaurus's lower jaws were very weak & would not be useful for attacking. However, recent sciences reveal that Allosaurus uses it's upper jaw as an axe, plunging down onto a herbivore & stripping off ribbons of flesh in a brutal manner. The prey, due to the shock wave Allosaurus's upper jaw releases becomes paralyzed & fall to the ground, unable to move. Then Allosaurus can use it's jaw to take it's prize as it's own. But when a Tyrannosaurus or any other large theropod approaches, Allosaurus always flees to a distance, not wanting to battle against these more bloodthirsty brutes. Still however, Allosaurus is a fierce dinosaur & a force to be reckoned with. Unlike their larger relative Charcharodontosaurus, Allosaurus & it's relatives mate for life & teach their kids on how to take on prey. They also live in large colonies that reach up to a maximum of fifty. Allosaurus will hunt alone to kill medium sized dinosaurs like Stegosaurus, Iguanodon & Styracosaurus, But when it comes to Camarasaurus, Diplodocus & other sauropods, Allosaurus will gang up to ten & team up with 3 Acrocanthosaurus to kill these giant dinosaurs. Allosaurus & Acrocanthosaurus share a close bond & will live together & even share their kills to each other. Their habitat are the forests & near the the badlands where the herbivores mate, which is Allosaurus's favorite place of hunting.


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