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Dilo's Idea Bazzar; Just throwing them out there
Topic Started: Feb 9 2014, 01:22 AM (1,213 Views)
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Jul 17 2014, 05:24 PM
TDP we don't even have Material of the Tail AFAIK, so i could be Good for Holding its Place as it hunts, it wouldn't have good reach if it used its claws to hold on for this behavior, Unless it Flung itself off, but then again, it would fall, which would Push for some sort of Gliding Membrane, and i'm pretty sure we don't want to pull a David Peters.
Some people have found ways to make it glide with out going DP.

I keep coming back to chameleon-like creatures... but the head is obviously more bird like in shape.

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Like I've said before, the gliding interpretation of Longisquama relies on there being paired rows of fronds along the sides of the body, but the fossils show them attaching to neural spines, implying there's only a single row.

If we want gliding Longisquama descendants, I think we'd have to rely on something other than the fronds. If we're going with adding lots of leafy fronds and fringes to these things, perhaps we could add some on the fingers and toes for use during gliding, a la gliding-geckos?
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Like I've said before, the gliding interpretation of Longisquama relies on there being paired rows of fronds along the sides of the body, but the fossils show them attaching to neural spines, implying there's only a single row.

If we want gliding Longisquama descendants, I think we'd have to rely on something other than the fronds. If we're going with adding lots of leafy fronds and fringes to these things, perhaps we could add some on the fingers and toes for use during gliding, a la gliding-geckos?
What we have found of them is little, due to fossils being squashed and predators in their time, the fronds could have decayed or been eaten with only a few left and due to the compression they would look like they are on the neural spines.

But I do agree a gliding gecko analog would be interesting to see.

If we still want gliding lizard-like creatures, can we use Weigeltisaurids? They are known from the triassic.
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What we have found of them is little, due to fossils being squashed and predators in their time, the fronds could have decayed or been eaten with only a few left and due to the compression they would look like they are on the neural spines.
It's not just their positions in the fossils that imply a row down the midline, there are raised knobs visible over the neural spines which were the anchorage points for the fronds.

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But I do agree a gliding gecko analog would be interesting to see.

If we still want gliding lizard-like creatures, can we use Weigeltisaurids? They are known from the triassic.
From what I've read, weigeltisaurids are only conclusively known from the Permian, as the only potential weigeltisaurid remains from the Triassic have yet to be confirmed as such. But even if it is a Triassic weigeltisaurid, the fossils allegedly date from Early Triassic strata, which is before our P.o.D. and so too old to be usable.

Keuhneosaurids are a group of gliding lepidosauriforms from the Triassic, though, and they're within our P.o.D., so we've always got them to work with.

Also, seeing as how we're replacing lizards with sphenodonts, as well as considering the number of times gliding forms have appeared in lizard and lizard-like creatures, I'd imagine gliding forms of sphenodonts would be practically inevitable.
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I had a Good idea for Idea Generation concerning how its Kinda slow, How Bout we just take a Day and Start Drawing Creature after creature and See what ideas come out of it. Then take the Pick of the Litter and expand on it.
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Are there any Snake like animals That are Planned/available at the start, because i just had an idea of a Serpentine Sea Monster that looks somewhat like Mosasaurs.


Never mind, I Made it related closely to Nothosaurus Or something

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I call it the Neoelasmosaurus, as it name suggest, its meant to be something similar to Plesiosaurs and Such, But with a Paddle like tail, allowing for smaller Flippers, Maybe they could become more snake like later on?
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A Burrowing Aetosaur, because we really haven't touched on them. This one is pretty small, probably serve well as an Armadillo like thing.
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So i had an idea

Venom Spined Longiqualmas.
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Are there any Snake like animals That are Planned/available at the start, because i just had an idea of a Serpentine Sea Monster that looks somewhat like Mosasaurs.


Never mind, I Made it related closely to Nothosaurus Or something

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I call it the Neoelasmosaurus, as it name suggest, its meant to be something similar to Plesiosaurs and Such, But with a Paddle like tail, allowing for smaller Flippers, Maybe they could become more snake like later on?
I already had a idea like this along with the borrowing aetosaur.

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Not sure how it would work, but i Figured that maybe their Long back scales could be hollowed out and have venom glands along their back, From just a Burning feeling to stopping of the nervous system and killing attackers. Obviously being bright coloured and probably have some aggressive species in there aswell. Mostly stemmed from how Lionfish spines look pretty similar.
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Back to Silesaurs Now!

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I was thinking on the Horned/Antlered Silesaurs, and i ended with what i call a Kirin.
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Everyone seems to all converge on dilo's topic so can we merge these into one big Idea topic?


Also I have been trying to work on how some kind of non-feather thing can appear in the mock-dinos. The false dilos have quill-like fur but that's how far I got with them.

I was thinking of horns in the back of the head for silesaurs. Kinda like DG's horns.
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Well, That one is only one of the groups, I basicly have been working on Silesaurs that have a casque that has a Horn on the Front of the skull, One is affectionately named the "Afrocorn" (Afroceros maximus) and is the largest (6 feet at the hips). I'll have more pictures for the Meeting.

Actually, im Gonna go ahead and Post 'em now
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A Campsosuchidea attacking a Sun Kirin of sorts

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Assorted Kirins
A. Afrocorn
B. Sledgehorn/Sledgekirin
C. Crowned Kirin
D. Sun Kirin

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These are Quadrakes, I'm not sure if they should be True or False dragons, but they are obligate terrestrial Dragons, and act as a dominant Predator of the Australian ecosystem.
A. Outback Quadrake
B. Tasmanian/Dwarf Quadrake
C. Forest Quadrake

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An Afrocorn protecting itself from a Struthiosuchus

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Text turned out clear enough, Basically BuckLizards are the Australian Kirins and the Venomous Longis can be territorial.

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A Nice picture i drew for fun. I think i got the Dicynodont drawn right, DK, let me know.

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A Quadrake about to kill an Jousting BuckLizard.

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Another Venomous Longi.
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It was the dead of night, the Moon had a slight glow on its surface still from yesterday's impact. We had a corpse we found earlier today placed near our observing site, as we have been trying to lure in some late night scavengers. It was a New Moon, but the light of yesterdays impact had created a slight crescent of dim orange. we heard the quiet flap of several wings as the clock hit close to midnight. we soon heard tearing from the small archosaur carcass. Standing before us were two emu sized Dracosuchaids, one male, one female. i could tell by the males fleshy chops on the side of its face. they dug into the carcass without paying much mind to us. We snapped a few pictures, but this one, the Male staring back with the leg of the archosaur carcass in its mouth, was probably my favorite.

Looking at the images later on, we noticed the long, notched jaw, Could this be a costal gone back to the mainland? it was a possibility. it had a bald head and neck, suggesting they could probably go deep into larger carrion. the Fuzz on the body was very reminiscent of emu feathers as well, but they looked more quill like than anything else. We have dubbed the Animal Gypasuchus dromaius, or the "Eum Vulture Crocodile". More is yet to be known of this animal though, and requires further study.
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The Silesaurs remind me of that debunked pachycephalosaur horn idea.

I was thinking of DG horns, Antelope-like horns, or even moose antlers along with a few looking like corythosaurus crests.

Also the way you made the horns gives me a idea for a silesaur rhino....but this is a project about mostly other archosaurs so I think aetosaurs or diyctodonts would be better suited for the niche.

Also I am very happy to see some "Dino-fuzz" on the Silesaurs. I've been doing the same for my false dilos. :D
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Aw, no comments on the Creepy Picture...
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It is indeed creepy
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A Strike with some Swifts (Jokers)

Remnants of a long forgotten area, Strikes (Dracokatastrofeaids) are the last of the Archaeoarbrosuchoids. Holding their own in both South America and Africa, These ancient creatures are named for their hunting style, Usually catching Small Pterosaurs and Dracosuchids (Both referred to as Swifts) out of the air with their serpentine necks.

Despite not being an Advanced Arbro, they have many adaptations that actually make them more advanced in a way. With Both Sharp, Cat-Like claws and a Coiling tail, Strikes are able to hold themselves on branches while they wait for food to wiz by. Judging on how they mostly attack brighter colours, it seems they rely on mostly eyesight to hunt, but are also keen on the small, flapping wings of its prey. It assumes three phases in its attacks.

1. Wait
The Starting of any attack, Strikes wait for prey to come by

2. Cocking
Once it is alerted to prey, mostly by sound , it pulls it's neck back while opening its jaws

3. Strike
once it spots its prey, it strikes forward, clamping down on its prey.



Swifts

Used to refer to either the Smaller Joker Species or the Dwarf Camptosuchidea family (also called Microdrakes). the name refers to the small insectivorous and/or frugivorous flying animals of South America and Africa. Often Swift (as the name implies) and agile. Many species can live within a 5mi by 5mi radius. Some of the Joker Swifts have been observed to have mildly toxic bodies, usually having symptoms similar to stomach bugs.
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How about some sort of Typothorax look alike.
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I have to disagree with the coiling tail. Sorry.

Also I don't mind a wide bodied animal.
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I have to disagree with the coiling tail. Sorry.

Also I don't mind a wide bodied animal.
The Tail is an adaptation that was from the actual Arbrosuchus to the Holocene. I figured it would be a good amount of time.
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If frost is fine with it then I'm fine with it.
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I don't see a problem with it.
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I don't see a problem with it.
Then I'm fine with it.
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