As the team continued to search for more creature to rescue, their attention soon fell upon another type of fish. This one swam in massive shoals, similar to those that sardines and cod formed in modern oceans. Already, thousands had gathered, likely migrating in search of food. Following them were all kinds of creatures, ranging from larger fish, to pterosaurs, and even a small group of Dolichorynchops. The piscivores were eager to snatch up a good meal, unaware of the humans above them...who were busy trying to figure out what, exactly, the fish-eaters were chasing.

"...Are those Gillicus?" asked Tristan, unable to get a clear look at the fish. His vision would occasionally turn toward a prehistoric fish guide, which wasn't really helping the group at the moment.

"Too small," was Tai's counter. "Bananogmius, maybe."

"Don't have the elongated dorsal fin," responded Alice, putting her hand on an image of a marlin-like fish. "I think they're Protosphyraena."

"These aren't swordfish," countered Lucas. "My money's on Leptecodon."

"Oh, please," scoffed Sean, "these are obviously Enchodus."

Elise readied to offer her own retort, only to take a closer look at the few fish that were jumping out of the water. Then she turned her attention back toward the guide. "..Actually, I think you're right - those fish do indeed look like Enchodus."

After a moment of examination, the rest of the team found themselves in agreement with Sean and Elise. Their quarry now determined, they now had a new objective - catching it.

So, after some debate, the team took the plunge.

As they descended downwards, the team found an unexpected sight: a group of sea turtles - very, very, very big sea turtles. Though initial examination would suggest Archelon, a second look revealed them to be members of a different genus - Protostega. The sea turtles were trying to eat some of the bottom dwelling clams, amongst them members of the famous genus, Inoceramus. Joining the clams was an unexpected creature - the free floating Sea Lily, Uintacrinus. Swimming around above these creatures was a straight shelled ammonite, Baculites, who were being harassed by small mosasaurs. The team thought for a moment, before Sean turned toward Nigel.

"...Platecarpus?"

"Most likely."

The team took in all of the creatures for a moment, before deciding to attempt a rescue.

First, the team removed the main source of danger via baiting the mosasaurs into the portal. Once those predators were isolated, along with the baculites, the team turned their attention toward the bottom dwellers. Carefully, they used portal charges to remove entire sections of the sea floor, taking the rooted creatures with them, alongside an unexpected rescue - a group of parrot fish lookalikes called Micropycnodon. Attempting to feast on the clams and the corals nearby them, they were easily swept up when the portals opened. Within moments, the sea bottom was bare, without a single coral, clam, or sea lily remaining. Finally, the team worked to hastily bait the turtles into a present, and after a few near collisions with the chelonians, the team succeeded in bringing them into the present.

As the team prepared to return to the boat, though, they found themselves watching as the Enchodus above them began to shoal toward a nearby island, where, much to their surprise, the shapes of dinosaurs were visible, swimming in the water. The various fish predators followed, unwilling to abandon their meals.

Surprised, the team hastily moved to join the predators, unwilling to lose their rescues.

Unknown to any, danger lurked on this island, and not just below the waves, but also above them.

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Back at the park, some of the park's synapsids are enjoying a seafood feast.

Greedily, the Dimetrodon tore into the carcass. They had never tasted a yellowfin tuna before, but the taste had instantly enamored them, and now, they couldn't get enough of it. Already, the dismembered carcasses of two other fish lay some distance away, while Bob watched on, waiting for them to move away from their meals.

Most would've expected the sail-backed reptile to inhabit a dry exhibit, as that was how many perceived the Permian world. Yet while Dimetrodon was familiar with dry environments, they were equally at home in wetter ones. In fact, to some degree, they preferred wetter areas, especially swamps, where they could find plenty of fish and amphibians to eat - even sharks were on the menu for these predators. Ironically, the only piece of media that gave any notice to this notion was a video game about zoos. The park, of course, was in the know, and had prepared the Dimetrodon pen accordingly - half of it was exposed, sandy plains, bordering the desert the Velociraptor, Protoceratops and the Chinle Fauna called home. The other half was part of a swampy delta, which the desmostylids would occasionally wander into when they were hungry, and also saw the appearance of Mastodon on occasion, which came to feast on the soft water plants. Whenever this happened, the sail backs would retreat, though not without some hissing in anger. There was nothing that could be done to repel these titans, afer all.

A sudden cry from the head keeper turned the sphenacodonts' attention toward the bald head keeper. Right now, he was shouting at one of the fuzzy stick carrying carnivores, which hastily retreated upon being sighted. What was up with those things, anyway? Why did they keep coming by here?

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Once she was far enough away from Bob, Listener threw her spear into the water. She was rewarded with a large fish, which she hastily put inside of a basket for ease of carrying - she would need far more to feed her clan.

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Back in the past, the team had finally reached the island. This one was part of a chain that formed a sort of protective wall around the shoreline, deterring larger predators from entering. On the land above, a herd of hadrosaurs was browsing, whilst a group of nodosaurs grazed. Multiple hesperorniths rested on the ground, though many had backed away from the beach.

Unknown to all, even the arriving team, predators were watching from the shelter of the island's forest.

Bringing the Mariner to halt, the team hastily began setting up the portal, hoping to rescue a few more dinosaurs. Once the portal was ready, the team began to coax in the herbivores, using particularly succulent leaves and branches.

"...Claosaurus and Niobrarasaurus?" asked Vera, to which Elise responded with a nod.

It took some coaxing, but eventually, the herbivores went in. As the last of the Claosaurus reached the portal, though, a serpentine form shot out of the water toward the hadrosaur. Its aim was off, though, and it fell just short of its quarry, which bolted into the portal in surprise.

Turning hteir attention toward the water, the team realized the assailant was a mosasaur...and it wasn't alone. Joining it was more of its kind, as well as members of a different species.

"..Are we getting attacked by Clidastes and Halisaurus?" questioned an utterly puzzled Violet.

"...I think we are," answered a rather surprised Tristan.

Realizing that they were not going to be able to secure food, the mosasaurs began to use their flippers to try and heave themselves back into the water. One attempted a final charge against the group, but to the shock of all, it was caught mid-air by a huge carnivore. The team shouted in fury, as the predator revealed itself as a tyrannosaur, specifically a dryptosaur. These carnivores were not natives to the area - none of the dinosaurs here were. Rather, these populations had been started by groups washed over here from Appalachia, their ancestral homeland.

The Dryptosaur tried to deliver a death blow to its quarry, only to get whacked by the lizard's tail. As soon as the sea lizard hit the ground, the team started pelted the carnivorous dinosaurs with rocks, causing them to charge the team, swiftly leading them into the present. Once they were all through, the team hastily opened an aquatic portal and shoved the mosasaurs inside.

Though they had rescued a great many creatures, the team felt that their ordeal was just beginning - now that they had to go into hte open ocean, and that meant facing the most dangerous creature in this ocean: Tylosaurus proriger.

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