Almost done! I WILL MEET THIS DEADLINE!

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The group continues on the trail of the synapsid when, suddenly, the creature stops. The group takes a moment to check and see if any predators have show up, befor returning their focus to the synapsid.

The dog-sized mammal like reptile then charges forward into a set of bushes. One moment later, a group of tiny lizard like animals burst out, fleeing for their lives. As the dinocephalian gives chase, several more of its kind emerge, along with an even bigger group of predators, all after the tiny lizards.

"What are those?" asks Lucas.

"The little reptiles are some kind of captorhinid, which were ome of the first true reptiles, while the bigger predators are some type of dinocephalian. I guess more than one was native to North America," replies Nigel.

But while these animals are rather odd, they present an easy rescue for the team. But how to save them?

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Meanwhile, back in the present, Bob is dealing with one of the park's older residents.

Bob is on the shores of Deinosuchus dip. Nearby, the residents are busy basking after a good meal. But they are not the focus of Bob's attention.

On the shore of the lake are a pair of Ankylosaurus. The giant armored dinosaurs are taking the opportunity to quench their thirst. IN spite of their proximity to the giant carnivores, they pay them no mind: their armor is too thick to tear from.

The crocodiles are not the only ones keeping their distance. The armored titans are fairly distant from each other, wary of their powerful tail clubs.

Unlike other residents of the park, Ankylosaurus are extremely territorial, regardless of gender. So even those these two are male and female, they'll keep their distance for now.

"Those two have been a bit of a problem for us: they've wandered out of their exhibits half a dozen times now, and they're just too hard to put back in. I've decided to just let them win this time and call it a day. I've named them too: Abrams for the male and Patty for the female."

It looks like the titanosaurs will have company on their journeys.

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While Bob watches the temperamental ankylosaurs, Suzanne is busy giving another resident a checkup.

Suzanne is at the holding pens, watching the her team try to reign in the male Quetzalcoatlus.

"There's something spectacular about these giant pterosaurs: they're so much bigger than we are, but they're much faster than you'd expect. It's really exciting, actually. Right now, we're trying to get to see how fast they can run."

Just then, the radio starts up, and BOb is the one talking.

"Suzanne, can you come by the Deinosuchus pond? We need help with some of the crocodiles: they're getting agiated and I don't have enough meat to distract all of them."

"All right, I'm on my way." (To keepers) "Tie him up for now, we need to make sure that he doesn't run away. But don't tie him up too tightly, he's a rather delicate creature."

Obliging, the vets carefully tie up the giant pterosaur with a rope and leash him to one of the posts, before heading to the croc pond.

The minute they are out of sight, the giant azdharchid cuts the rope with his razor sharp beak and begins looking around the portal site for food.

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Back in Prehistoric Texas, the team is... still trying to figure out what to do

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AN: Read and Review.

1. Patty is short for Patton. All ankylosaurs in the series will be named after tanks of their home nations.

2. You are free to imagine the reptiles running back and forth comedically as the team still tries to come up with a plan in the last scene of this mini-chapter.