I've been here for two years! My, how time flies.
Well, I didn't really have anything overly special planned for this. I figured, why not share my top ten favorite dinos, and a few other creatures, for the occasion? Some things have changed since the last time I shared, but not a lot tbh.
10. Australovenator
Australia has always had really cool wildlife. Australovenator just happens to be my favorite. It's one of those animals that I just love, but can't find any good reasons as to why
9. Barosaurus
A very underrated sauropod, Barosaurus is. I rarely hear anyone talk about it, let alone see it mentioned in a book
8. Huayangosaurus
Epic Chinese stegosaur. If it weren't for my childhood bias for Stego itself Huayang would be my favorite stegosaur
7. Therizinosaurus
Big herbivorous theropod with meter-long claws on its hands
6. Spinosaurus
Even if Spinosaurus didn't go in the water, rendering it as just a big theropod with a funny back and head...... I couldn't put it any lower than I did in my last list. Spinosaurus remains easily top 10 (even if it is tied with someone else). Biggest competition is Suchomimus
5. Acrocanthosaurus
I just love the high spined lizard
4. Giganotosaurus
I just love the giant southern lizard. Biggest competition is Carnotaurus
3. Pyroraptor
"Fire thief". Enough said. Biggest competition is Utahraptor
2. Siats
"Man-eating monster". Enough said. Also among the largest theropods from North America
Stegosaurus
Childhood bias right here, but really, can you go wrong with something as simple yet classic as Stegosaurus?
Other creatures:
Xenacanthus - bestest prehistoric shark(-like fish)
Andrewsarchus - hoofed mammals usually aren't among my favorite animals but I've always loved Andrewsarchus
Vulpes qiuzhudingi - foxes are among my favorite mammals and this one's related to my favorite extant vulpine
Hyaenodon - Truthfully not entirely sure why I like them as much as I do
Quinkana - Big (species dependent) terrestrial crocodile that lasted a long time and lived with a giant venomous lizard
So yeah, that's my (new) list. Like I said, some things changed, but honestly not as much as I would've expected