Matoria: A Dangerous World

[smedz]

Dec 30, 2019 17:57:47 GMT 5 Infinity Blade said:

I've read that there is no grass on this landmass.

Just curious, are there just no angiosperms on Matoria? Is the flora a pre-early Cretaceous one?

Yes, there are flowers. 

[smedz]

I have a question for anyone who can answer.

Did tyrannosaurs like Daspletosaurus have feathers or not?

[DonaldCengXiongAzuma]

Jan 1, 2020 9:37:15 GMT 5 smedz said:

I have a question for anyone who can answer.

Did tyrannosaurs like Daspletosaurus have feathers or not?

I am still wondering.

[creature386]

You might be interested in our discussion in the thread about dinosaur feathers:
theworldofanimals.proboards.com/post/30065/thread
In short, tyrannosaurids lacked fathers around the tail and belly, but it's likely that they still retained some feathers from their ancestors (like Yutyrannus).

[dinosauria101]

Jan 1, 2020 9:37:15 GMT 5 smedz said:

I have a question for anyone who can answer.

Did tyrannosaurs like Daspletosaurus have feathers or not?

In addition to what creature said, there have been undescribed (undescribed, meaning unverifiable until re-examination) Tyrannosaurus feathers found. I think some smaller tyrannosaurs may have had feathers, but the larger ones probably few or none due to thermal issues.

[smedz]

So basically like how it's presented here? 

www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/science/tyrannosaurus-rex-dinosaurs.html    

Daspletosaurus- 

In Matoria, the head becomes bigger, more robust for bigger jaw power. In males, maybe the feathers on the head and neck become longer, and display a pattern of stripes and spots to attract mates. 

[smedz]

So we got 4 theropods left for any suggestions.

Mapusaurus (guessing that's dinosauria101's favorite dinosaur)

Siats

Deltadromeus

Aerosteon

What are some important things to know about these carnivores?

[dinosauria101]

Mapusaurus (guessing that's dinosauria101's favorite dinosaur)

Not really on a personal level, but it is one of my favorites for AVA!

Mapusaurus: One of the biggest theropods and it may be a pack hunter
Siats: Large relative of Tyrannosaurus
Deltadromeus: Throwback from the Jurassic; relatively primitive
Aerosteon: Tyrannosauroid of the southern continents

[smedz]

Siats- Descendent lives in the swamps, is smaller due to being on a smaller landmass, shorter legs for better swimming across deep water, males have a feathery crown on their heads to get the ladies.

Mapusaurus- Longer arms for better grasping when tackling sauropods, more conical like teeth designed to crush bone, a shorter, stronger skull to deal with the forces of a more powerful bite

Deltadromeus- Lives in the jungles and swamps, small, but very fast, like the cheetah of it's habitats

Aerosteon- Like the cheetah of the prairies, quick enough to catch the fastest prey, very small arms like Carnotaurus, being a tyrannosauroid, has a feather covering, but a bite that literally takes chunks out of it's prey alive, hunts in packs.      

dinosauria101 what do you think?