Austroraptor

Anky did this last year and I'm stealing his idea. I love all Prehistoric animals, and these ones are just species with a special place in my heart. I'm just going by genus since I usually don't have a preference when it comes to individual species.

100: Horseshoeichthys

Peak name and from the Horseshoe Canyon formation

99: Boreiosturion

98: Basilemys

Only turtle known from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation

97: Edmontosaurus

Surprise, yeah it's from the Horseshoe Canyon formation so it gets to be up here.

96: Montanoceratops

Horseshoe Canyon formation, enough said

95: Diplomoceras

Finally, something that isn't from the Horseshoe Canyon formation, the funky shell shape makes this genus my favorite ammonite.

94: Apatoraptor

Okay, back to Horseshoe Canyon glazing, I like Oviraptorosaurs, and the Horseshoe Canyon has two.

93: Purgatorius

The fact that there were primates in the Hell Creek Formation is pretty cool, primates actually encountered non avian dinosaurs.

92: Leptoceratops

A really neat Ceratopsian that I like for some reason.

91: Hyneria

I probably wouldn't care for this thing if it wasn't for Walking with Monsters.

90: Ancylotherium

chalicotheres are pretty interesting animals, and Ancylotherium is one of the few species that survived into the Pleistocene.

89: Hypacrosaurus

Another Horseshoe Canyon creature to check off the list.

88: Pinacosaurus

Pinacosaurus was one of the first relatively obscure dinosaurs I learned about, since I got a toy of it when I was 4.

87: Tuojiangosaurus

Another species I remember from my Childhood, pretty much any species in that category has a special place in my heart.

86: Dromiceiomimus

Horseshoe Canyon species, I remember it once held the title for fastest non avian dinosaur, is this still accurate?

85: Mamenchisaurus

It's not because it has a weirdly long neck, I think it's interesting how long it lived for.

84: Anthracosaurus

I really like the Life on Our Planet design, one of the better animals in the show.

83: Parksosaurus

Thescelosaurids in general are cool, but Parksosaurus is from the Horseshoe Canyon so it's instantly my favorite.

82: Arrhinoceratops

Another species from my childhood + Horseshoe Canyon

81: Anchiceratops

See above

80: Saurolophus

Horseshoe Canyon Hadrosaur

79: Cretoxyrhina

A shark with direct fossil evidence of feeding upon Pterosaurs is pretty cool. This used to be my number 1 favorite prehistoric shark, but you'll soon see who stole that title.

78: Proceratosaurus

Another species I like for no known reason.

77: Deinotherium

The sheer size of this thing gives a sense of scale when in Paleoart, I really like Paleoart of this ancient Elephant.

76: Alaskan Troodon

Some things never change, never really cared for T. formosus, but I love the unnamed giant Alaskan species.

75: Gigantspinosaurus

Fun name, and the JWE2 Gigantspinosaurus is one of my favorite species in the game.

74: Ichthyornis

These sea birds just look really nice in drawings of the Western Interior Seaway, have to show some love to them.

73: Amargasaurus

Very bizarre Sauropod, and another great animal in JWE2.

72: Epichirostenotes

Here's the other Horseshoe Canyon Oviraptorosaur

71: Maip

Ah Maip, one of the most beloved Megaraptorians, and honestly have to agree with the fact that it's a cool species.

70: Beelzebufo

Big frog

69: Albertonykus

Horseshoe canyon's resident Alvarezsaurid.

68: Albertavenator

Horseshoe canyon's resident Troodontid

67: Concavenator

Very Bizarre species, and the fact that it had feathers goes to show that Carcharodontids were more diverse than once thought.

66: Archelon

Giant Turtle, what's not to like?

65: Nothosaurus

The closest thing in the Triassic to a seal, and seals are peak.

64: Titanis

Terror birds in general are cool, but THIS terror bird went into North America unlike it's lazy cousins who decided to stay in South America.

63: Nigersaurus

Vacuum cleaner mouth, hopefully I can get one to clean my floor.

62: Ornithomimus

I loved these goobers in Prehistoric Planet, and they're from the Horseshoe Canyon.

61: Didelphodon

I like this species mainly because of it's appearance in Walking With Dinosaurs, although I also like it because it's from the Horseshoe canyon. I sometimes refer to it as the "Marsupial Badger", although it wasn't a true Marsupial.

60: Sphaerotholus

Horseshoe Canyon, and because I could create a baseball team with the amount of species this genus has.

59: Denali Pterosaur

A few footprints in Denali prove that Pterosaurs once roamed Alaska, which is awesome.

58: Eotriceratops

Just another Horseshoe Canyon species.

57: Anodontosaurus

Easily one of the most iconic species from the Horseshoe Canyon.

56: Champsosaurus

Weird Crocodile-like thing that has no extant relatives, super underrated.

55: Leurospondylus

The only Marine reptile known from the Horseshoe Canyon.

54: Styginetta

Yeah, they weren't only primates in Hell Creek, but waterfowl as well. Hopefully the name "Styginetta" becomes official soon.

53: Rhamphorynchus

Small Pterosaurs, like Rhamphorynchus, are pretty underrated imo.

52: Struthiomimus

It was the first Ornithomimid I learned about, and is also my favorite member of said family, and it's also from the Horseshoe Canyon.

51: Eoraptor

Another childhood species, I remember being very shocked when I learned it was a "Prosauropod".

50: Homotherium

A saber-toothed cat that most likely lived in Alaska. Am I not biased towards Alaska?

49: Plateosaurus

These are 100% my favorite "Prosauropods", they just have such great roles in documentaries.

48: Elasmosaurus

Another species I like for no specific reason.

47: Megacerops

The word "Brontothere" is fun to say and the animal is pretty cool looking.

46: Arctodus

A bear the size of a bison that lived in Alaska, what's not to like?

45: Atrociraptor

Gave me lots of great content for my JP fan fiction; Duckhunt's Prehistoric Market, and it's from the Horseshoe Canyon.

44: Xenacanthus

My new favorite Prehistoric Shark, there's not a lot of freshwater sharks today, but back in the Paleozoic (and a bit of the Triassic), there was a whole order of them.

43: Parasaurolophus

Historically this has been my favorite Hadrosaur, and at one point, my favorite Dinosaur. It's not number 1 anymore, but still one of my favorites.

42: Tsintaosaurus

Goofy crest, although I miss those old depictions with a unicorn crest.

41: Dreadnoughtus

I just remember being fascinated with these sauropods when I first read about them some decades ago...

40: Meiolania

Unlike every other stem turtle, this species survived well into the rise of civilization, and possibly up until around 100 AD.

39: Hynerpeton

I really love Devonian amphibians (in the sense that an amphibian is any non amniotic tetrapod).

38: Stangerochampsa

The only Crocodilian from the Horseshoe Canyon, and because of it home, it's automatically my favorite crocodilian.

37: Arktocara

I'm very happy that the oldest known crown group toothed whale is from Alaska, although it's not the first since it's a species of river dolphin, or just dolphin since it was a fully marine species.

36: Pelagornis

Such a weird bird with an even weirder bird, and it went extinct fairly recently.

35: Majungasaurus

I mainly like this species due to the environment it inhabited, but it's horn is also neat.

34: Natovenator

The idea of swimming Dromaeosaurids is pretty awesome.

33: Mapusaurus

One of the few dinosaurs with evidence of pack hunting, and my favorite Carcharodontosaur

32: Thalassocnus

SEA SLOTH

31: Edmontonia

The only Alaskan Ankylosaur, and it's a great one. Also from the Horseshoe Canyon.

30: Alaskacephale

Same as above, Alaska

29: Cornwallius

Alaska + Name + Desmostylians (or desmos) are peak

28: Confuciusornis

The two tail feathers are really nice looking, making this one of my favorite prehistoric birds.

27: Hatzegopteryx

Is this the biggest pterosaur? I dunno, but nonetheless it's one of my favorites.

26: Therizinosaurus

The reason this one is up here is because one time I read in a book that it was a carnivore (which I knew was wrong), and it instantly became my favorite dinosaur at the time. End of story.

25: Pachyrhinosaurus

Alaska + Horseshoe Canyon Formation + P. perotorum has one of the coolest frills among Ceratopsians.

24: Dorudon

Arktocara used to be my favorite prehistoric cetacean, but now that title belongs to Dorudon. The dolphin-like whale is just so wonderful.

23: Brontosaurus

Is "Thunder Lizard" not an epic name? It's pretty strange that this species was beloved to be a fake for over 110 years before becoming valid again.

22: Albetosaurus

Final Horseshoe Canyon species on the list, gotta save the best for last.

21: Tylosaurus

Biggest of it's kind and from Alaska, plus those confirmed Orca colors make it look far cooler than it already was.

20: Jeholopterus

Cute little furball, curse David Peters for his awful depiction of them.

19: Australovenator

Polar species are automatically based, so a polar Megaraptorian is definitely going to be the best Megaraptorian.

18: Austroraptor

I made a post about why it's the best, I'll tag Austroraptor in this post so you can find it.

17: Lystrosaurus

The correct opinion is that it's peak.

16: Strepsodus

Rhizodonts that go from cute juveniles to 11 foot monsters.

15: Lambeosaurus

Here's what replaced Parasaurolophus

14: Dimetrodon

All the species are based, but my favorite species is definitely D. teutonis, a two foot long Dimetrodon species you could hold in your hands.

13: Pteranodon

Cool crest for a cool genus, my favorite of the two species is P. sternbergi.

12: Hesperornis

One of the more unique Mesozoic birds, and lived in Alaska.

11: Tyrannosaurus

I don't get why people think this dinosaur is overrated, it has well deserved fame due to being the perfect terrestrial predator.

10: Ichthyotitan

82 foot Ichthyosaur, instantly peak.

9: Deinocheirus

Big goofy duck

8: Psittacosaurus

I remember at the very beginning of the year, I read about the possibility that Psittacosaurus was built for an aquatic lifestyle, and then it instantly became my favorite Ceratopsian.

7: Nanuqsaurus

Alaskan Tyrannosaur, connect the dots.

6: Latenivenatrix

My new favorite Troodontid (yes, I can character arc)

5: Zuul

I'm a Ghostbusters fan so a dinosaur named after one of the monsters in the movies is bound to become one of my favorites.

4: Cimolodon

Adorable little squirrels and Alaskan.

3: Mammut (Mastodon)

Such majestic creatures, and one of the most iconic prehistoric animals.

2: Castorocauda

CUTE OTTER-LIKE THING, this thing is just so peak, it's 100% my favorite prehistoric mammal.

1: Spinosaurus

Yeah, the places above may change, but Spinosaurus will always be number 1.

Honorary mention of the Gastric-Brooding Frog, not Prehistoric so I can't add it.

Hope y'all liked this, it took me several hours to make.

Unenlagiinae is the dromaeosaurid subfamily that includes Austroraptor and maybe Pyroraptor

Afaik they’re dromaeosaurids but there’s a small chance that they’re their own family. So is this a subject of high debate, little debate, or do most scientists currently believe that they’re their own family .

Unenlagiinae is that subfamily of Dromaeosauridae that includes Austroraptor, they’re theorized to have hunted fish because they’re skulls are similar to Spinosaurids

I’ve heard it’s Austroraptor, Utahraptor, or Dakotaraptor. Is it one of these or something else?

Late but who th cares lol

Third character on TRACS is Aussie, a kind and fast ocean-loving guy who likes fishing

He sells fish at the beach btw, discounted prices every day!

4. Because it eats fish so it's like spinosaurus

11. It sounds cool

3. It's one of the largest dromaeosaurids

5012. I want it to be

7. It survived as long as Tyrannosaurus, and that's just the only known species, both Tyrannosaurus species had a shorter temporal range then Austroraptor

50. It was on Prehistoric Planet

Mine is Austoraptor, can't get enough of it

Yutyrannus and Byronosaurus

Maiasaura and Austroraptor

Neovenator

Tarbosaurus

*vomits* here’s ur meal children, paper doodle dump

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I mean more size comparisons I made when I was bored

Triceratops prorsus compared to gigantspinosaurus

Some theropods

Gallimimus and velociraptor

I was going to make one of the prince creek formation but I'm lazy

What are the inaccuracies?