Avisaurus

Art I made of a Tyrannosaurus fighting a Triceratops, along with a few creatures in the background.

Episode 7: Tyrants, Tanks, and Titans, Oh My!

*intro plays*

“Tyrannosaurus rex. The largest, strongest, and by far most famous theropod ever known,” A large female Tyrannosaurus walks across the screen. “It’s a name that strikes fear, majesty, and awe into our hearts. Weighing up to 11 tonnes, it truly is a sight to behold. While usually depicted as a murderous monster, that claim has been proven false.” The Tyrannosaurus scratches an itch by moving against a tree.

The Tyrannosaurus heads to a little valley, and finds her nest, with eggs about to hatch. She sits down and closes her eyes a bit. An Anzu sneaks by and finds the nest, and it's hungry. The Anzu grabs an egg and runs away.

The Tyrannosaurus wakes up and yawns, and as she’s doing so, some chirps start coming from the nest. Newborn Tyrannosaurus start getting out of their eggs as the adult Tyrannosaurus watches with a motherly eye.

3 months later

The young Tyrannosaurus scramble around in the fallen leaves of autumn. They run and jump inside the leaves as their mother watches them. A subadult male Tyrannosaurus comes into the area and rumbles, signaling that he wants territory. The male tries to intimidate the female, but she charges at him, forcing the male to leave. The male begrudgingly leaves.

The young make huge holes in the leaf piles and enjoy not having to deal with the dangers of life right now at this young age.

5 years later

Most of the hatchlings died, however, 3 still live with their mother, as she teaches them to hunt. “Here we see a few heirs ---yes, that’s the name we coined for young Tyrannosaurus--- join their mother in hunting a young Edmontosaurus”. The young Edmontosaurus keeps watching the surroundings if there is any suspicious activity. The adult Tyrannosaurus, now called a queen, charges out of the trees.

The adult slams into the Edmontosaurus, flipping it over, but the Edmontosaurus manages to smack the Tyrannosaurus using its tail, and then attempts to run away. The Tyrannosaurus, with a burst of speed, grabs the young Edmontosaurus by the tail, and then plants her feet onto the back of the Saurolophine. The adult then bites the head of the Edmontosaurus, which kills it, and rips it off.

The young enjoy a feast as a Cephaloleinchnites beetle walks nearby, which gets eaten by an Avisaurus. One of the young Tyrannosaurus jumps up and grabs the Avisaurus, pinning it to the ground.

Over by a river, an Ankylosaurus sits down and tries to rest, however, the Torosaurus neighbors are loud during this time of year, as it’s mating season. The Ankylosaurus gets up and bellows at one of the male Torosaurus. The Torosaurus bellows and poses in an intimidating stance. The Ankylosaurus lifts its tail up and slams it on the ground. The Torosaurus isn’t phased and does a mock charge, but the Ankylosaurus doesn’t know this and smacks the Torosaurus, knocking a horn off. “Even though these two animals are what people call gentle giants, they aren’t gentle at all. That is just like if you call a hippo a gentle giant. It is a massive lie. Anyhow, Triceratops was once thought to be a younger Torosaurus! Now, I kind of get why, with Torosaurus having a much bigger frill, but that theory has been disproven. Ankylosaurus also is one of the strongest non-sauropod dinosaurs, as with its armor and tail club, it can beat any theropod, despite what the Spinosaurus fanboys say”. The victorious Ankylosaurus bellows and walks away.

6 years later

“Only one heir has managed to survive to the present day. This female juvenile, who, after talking with our staff, we’ll call Regina”. Regina runs across the screen and snarls. Regina starts to sniff the air, but a twig snaps and Regina turns around to watch where it came from. Another female Tyrannosaurus, but a juvenile this time, came out and snarls. Regina growls at this opponent.

The other Tyrannosaurus charges at Regina, but Regina manages to dodge. Regina snarls and bites the face of the opponent. The opponent manages to break free and runs away. “Face-biting is a common practice for Tyrannosaurus. Whether it is for territory, mates, or food, face-biting is a good deterrent for opponents. The opponent that Regina won against is NOT Nanotyrannus, as Nanotyrannus is fake, just like Troodon, however the opponent will actually be one of the most important Tyrannosaurus specimens in the world. Jane.” Regina snarls at the fleeing opponent before starting to hunt.

Regina finds an Anzu and stalks it. “Anzu is a large oviraptorid, but not the largest. That title goes to Gigantoraptor. Anzu likely is an omnivore, similarly to its smaller relatives.” Regina runs after the Anzu and bites its neck. The Anzu shrieks, alerting a bull Triceratops nearby. Regina knocks the Anzu over, however, she also flips herself over. The bull Triceratops bellows and displays his frill to intimidate Regina. Regina gets up and pins the Anzu, but looks at the Triceratops. The Triceratops, not liking the presence of a carnivorous animal nearby, charges at Regina.

Regina gets off the Anzu and runs away.

11 years later

Regina is an adult now, and is now at a massive 8 metric tons. It is breeding season for Tyrannosaurus, and she finds an even bigger 10 metric ton male. The male displays by doing a mating dance. After the male preforms the dance correctly, Regina joins in the dance. After they finish dancing, they mate.

5 months later

Regina had found the perfect spot to lay her eggs. The soil was the right temperature, the nearest water source wasn’t too close or too far, and there was a tree for shade. “Now, we see for the first time ever, footage of a Tyrannosaurus laying its eggs”. There was also a dot in the sky that seemed to get ever closer. Regina started to dig the nest. “The digging process may take a whi--Oh no, what?” said the narrator, “You mean it’s right now?!?!?! We have to go! Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap. Umm, to those watching, we had an oversight, and the asteroid is coming right fukuivenatoring now!” What’s the qui--The jeep? Let’s start going!”.

Regina finished digging the nest, and she started to get materials to help make it better for the eggs. Out of nowhere an ear-splitting growl comes and goes as a jeep heads off camera. Regina, startled by this potential threat, follows the jeep.

The ending is up for you to headcanon! At least until I prove what happens. Do we have a Nigel Marvin moment, or do we have another dead Tyrannosaurus, or something else?

Opening paleo exhibit: Avisaurus

Avisaurus was a genus of enantiornithine birds, that lived in what is now North America, 70 - 66 milions of years ago, in the maastrichtian stage of late cretaceus. It was discovered in 1985 in the Hell Creek formation by J. David Archibald. The name Avisaurus means "Bird Lizard" and there are 2 species in the genus, A. archibaldi (Archibald's Bird Lizard", and A. Gloriae ("Glorious Bird Lizard).

Avisaurus had a "S" shaped neck, large wings and elegant legs. Avisaurus had large, Sharp claws on its feetand would probably fill a similar niche in the ecosystem to modern birds of prey, feeding on small animals such as mammals, fish, lizards and hatchlings of dinosaurs, that it would use its clawed feet to catch.

Avisaurus was a small animal, but it was one of the largest enantiornithines. It has a wingspan of up to 1.2 meters, weighted up to 590 grams and was 45 centimeters long.

Paleo exhibit: Avisaurus

Next weeks exhibit: Alvarezsaurus

Dinosaurs, they roamed the world for 165 million years. However this will soon come to and end with a mass extinction. The last of Dinosaurs, were the biggest, and deadliest of them all. A T-rex hatches from its egg. This is the End of an Era.

Intro rolls for one final time

This is one of the most deadliest hunters of all time.

But for now its a little hatch-ling. This is none other than Tyrannosaurus rex. The mother arrives. They are too young to hunt, so they have to relay on their mother for food. A female T-rex pushes her sibling to eat. In this world only the strongest hatch-lings grow up.

Next we move on to a heard of Triceratops.

These are Triceratops, one of the most iconic Dinosaurs. They are adorned with a big frill used for intimidation and attracting mates, and three horns for offence. One small horn on the tip of its nose, and the large brow-horns above its eyes. A Triceratops eats some plants. Not even a T-rex would dare attack a healthy adult. It's the young-lings that need to be safe, so sometimes they made small heards for extra protection.

Next we see an Ankylosaurus.

This is the most well armored Dinosaurs, an Ankylosaurus. Ankylosaurus eats. Covered with armor for defense, the only way to kill one is to flip it over which is a difficult choice due to its weight and club on the end of its tail that can shatter bones.

Next we see some Pachycephalosaurus.

Pachycephalosaurus, another armored herbivore. They are one of the fastest herbivores in this place. Its head is covered with many spikes and a head, most likely for defense and intimidation.

Next up we see an Anzu.

This is Anzu, an Oviraptoroid. They have a beak for crushing seeds and small animals and a crest for attracting mates. We see a few males and females and we see the differences between them. An Avisaurus flies to the trees.

This is an Avisaurus. At this point at time, birds are just as wide-spread as their descendants, the Dinosaurs. One of the Avisaurus eats a seed.

Some time passes and we see the female T-rex, this time as an adolescent. The female T-rex is now old enough to hunt on its own. Younger Tyrannosaurus are more slender and faster than the adults, they most likely filled in the role of the medium predator. The T-rex hides stalks a group of Ornithomimus and Thescelosaurus.

These are Ornithomimus, the fastest Dinosaurs around here, the smaller Dinosaurs are Thescelosaurus. The T-rex ambushes them and kills an Ornithomimus.

Next up we see an Acheroraptor eating a dead Thescelosaurus.

This is an Acheroraptor, they are small in size and mostly scavenge for food, but when they get the chance they will hunt small animals. Another Acheroraptor comes. Another one has come for food. They stars snarling at each other.

Another few years pass and the T-rex is no an adult. The Tyrannosaurus is now an adult, an apex predator, but for now she must rest. We see the Triceratops again but this time with some Edmontosaurus.

These are Edmontosaurus, some of the largest Ornithopods, they seem like easy food for predators but in reality they too are just as dangerous as the other herbivores thanks to their kicks.

The next day we see the female T-rex hunting. She is on the hunt, and she has her target on a adolescent Triceratops. She goes for the kill and after an intense battle the T-rex kills the Triceratops and eats it. That is enough hunting for today

The female T-rex wakes up and sees the sky, a giant meteor heading to a distance. The meteor crashes and makes a large sound and suddenly lots of fire and smoke comes the way of the Tyrannosaurus. She tries to run away but is engulfed by the smoke. We see some shots of the mass extinction. Around 66 million years ago, a giant meteor crashed on the gulf of Mexico, the sunlight was covered in smoke which killed of the plants which killed the herbivores, eventually the carnivores followed. We see some dead Dinosaurs. Their size protected them, but it also caused their downfall. The smaller animals who hid in burrows underground and needed less food survived, one such group were the mammals. After the disappearance of the Dinosaurs mammals filled in their niche. We see some modern animals. The Dinosaurs may be long gone, but we still have their descendants, sitting on our balconies today, the birds.

End credits roll for one final time

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