At the park, Jack and Kyle had sent a Jeep back into the Triassic and transported the injured female Postosuchus to the veterinary station. Linda looked at her, as she lay anesthetized in the veterinary offices and muttered "Drew wasn't kidding. She's in a bad way". More loudly, she stated "Careful now everybody. We don't know how serious this could be". Linda donned a par of magnifying loupes and turned towards a tech standing near the magnifier, "Excuse me, can you move the lamp over so I can get a closer look?" The tech nodded, "Yes ma'am" and moved the device over; the female's body was illuminated in the glow, revealing the creature's gored hind leg. Linda looked through the loupes at the bite marks and said, "Hmm, OK, the wound's become infected and she's probably lost a lot of blood. A relatively clean cut from the bite. Should be easy enough to get cleaned up and treated". She looked over at one of the surgeons and said "Antibiotics?" The surgeon nodded, "Yes" and opened a drawer containing multiple antibiotics, "Which kind? Bird or crocodile?"
Linda turned to him and said "Crocodile.". The surgeon handed her some crocodile antibiotics, and she gave the anesthetized archosaur the injection needed, "Alright, time to get to work". She turned to Yolanda and said, "Yolanda, pass me the swab will you?". Yolanda nodded and passed her boss the swab, to which Linda replied "Thank you", as she wiped the bite marks with it, before further cleaning the wounds. She then indicated a nearby vet tech and said "Alright, sutures please", to which the vet tech handed them over, "Alright, keep the light on me and the bite; this will require utmost care". Linda worked meticulously and carefully on stitching up the bite marks on the hind leg; after what seemed like an eternity, the operation was finally over. Linda breathed out "There, that should hopefully be enough", before nodding, "Alright everyone, good work. Let's get this big girl to one of the recovery pens.
The injured female Postosuchus had been put in one of the recovery pens in order to recuperate; she was, currently, asleep, exhausted from her operation. Work was already being done to separate her half of the enclosure from the male rescued earlier, who was being kept in the holding pens until the work was done. While this went on, Khatin watched the two reptiles with rapt interest.
Back in the Triassic, Drew and Adrian suddenly noticed something; huge grey clouds were beginning to gather in the sky, to the point that they blocked out the sun. They could glimpse distant lightning flashes in the distance. They looked at each other, confused, as the wind began to get stronger, breaking dried plants and unleashing a huge dust storm. Suddenly, several large raindrops began falling on the ground; the first signs of a torrential downpour. Within minutes, the dried-out lakebed was filling up again. The Coelophysis from earlier emerged from the dry bushes, and suddenly started running around, almost joyfully, while Drew and Adrian were forced to wait the storm out in a large, hollowed-out log.
After about an hour, the rain ceased and the little dinosaurs all started to gather by a small pond; the rains had returned, but what they brought back was very little. Seeing the flock needed more water, Drew pointed his remote and activated the portal. Once the portal was activated, the flock briefly stood, transfixed at this strange, shining light, before heading through the portal into the park, moving as if one single entity; once they had all gone through, Drew and Adrian went through.
After the drama of herding up the Coelophysis, the animals were all being moved into trucks as Drew went to turn off the portal. But before he could, a small head popped through. It was quickly followed by a large, greenish-brown body, with a white underbelly and yellowish stripes. The creature had an incredibly long neck, culminating in the narrow head. The body was counterbalanced by a long tail. The creature walked on its hind legs, holding its powerful, muscular arms, with powerful, grasping hands. The large dinosaur looked around a bit at its new surroundings, before giving a roar and ambling into the park. It was then followed by many more of its kind; some of them were over thirty feet long. "What are those?", Kyle asked in horror. Drew turned to him, a smirk on his face, "Plateosaurus. Prosauropods". as he watched the herd enter the holding pens, by knocking over the fences.
After a while, everyone was at home. The marine reptiles had been transferred to their new accommodation in the aquarium. It was decided that the Nothosaurus and Tanystropheus could share a tank, since they were both fish-eaters and unlikely to harm each other; they were either swimming around or basking on the rocks. The five Cymbospondylus had a gigantic exhibit to themselves, complete with reefs to make it feel like the Triassic sea. They were currently swimming around their new accomodation, waiting to be fed. The Cyndonts, a previously unknown species, had a home at Discovery Outpost and the two were currently digging themselves a new burrow to live in and, when the time came, raise their young. The Peteinosaurus were all put into a large aviary with a stream and many insects for them to eat. In Triassic Shack, the Placerias herd was having their evening drink from the lake in their enclosure, the Postosuchus female was convalescing while the male waited for dinner, and the duo of theropod species were setting up their new territories. Finally, the Plateosaurus herd had found a place in the valley for their home in the form of a water hole. As this was going, on, Drew was sat in his office looking over files of his next adventure. Both locations showed promise, but he couldn't pick one. Then he remembered the adventure that had just passed and had an idea.
Next time on Prehistoric Earth, the team handles dinosaurs in the wet
(Large plated dinosaurs drink from river)
And dry seasons
(Small theropods chase herd of sauropods)
While the targets get bigger
(Sauropods walk over camera)
And badder
(Theropod foot comes down)
All next time on Prehistoric Earth: All Great And Precious Things!
Animals rescued
Peteinosaurus zambellii: 21 (11 male, 10 female)
Placerias hesternus: 26 (13 male 13 female)
Arizonacynus colberti (1 male 1 female)
Postosuchus kirkpatricki: 2: 1 male 1 female
Liliensternus liliensterni: 7 (4 male 3 female)
Coelophysis bauri: 77 (30 male 47 female)
Plateosaurus engelhardti: 12 (6 male 6 female)
Nothosaurus mirabilis; 13 (7 male 6 female)
Tanystropheus ongobardicus: 16 (8 male 8 female)
Cymbospondylus natans: 5 (2 male 3 female)
