Diapsida

[WARNING: THIS IS FAKE, NONE OF IT HAPPENED, IT DOESN'T EXIST]

Have fun while Sparx and Alpha clean up the art before Beasts from our Past can finally release.

In 1976, Antarctic explorers found something shining through the ice. After breaking and chipping the ice away. They found a mysterious skeleton. It was developed, with... 8 legs... it for sure wasn't an arthropod because there was a skeleton, with ribs, a vertebra, and a complex limb structure. They analyzed a sample of the ice, and took an air sample out of the bubbles in the ice, and found the carbon and oxygen percents put it at the mid-to-late Cenozoic Era. They carefully excavated the skeleton, and analyzed it. they found the spine was fused at one point, with obvious stacking, meaning it didn't have 8 legs, it was two, four-legged tetrapods that were fused together.

They analyzed a chunk of ice with similar chemical structure found 68 miles away, and put it on. The animal had an oversized head and was an obvious carnivore. Wait. "How Scientists Did A Second Brontosaurus", turns out they slapped a Cryolophosaurus skull on it. Back to basics, I guess...

They eventually found a skull impression left on rock deep below the ice. They carefully considered every possibility, it fit. This changed the story completely. It had 2 temporal fenestra on each side of it's head. With its approximate age, this would've put this specimen as the very first mammalian Diapsid, throwing off all theories of Diapsids restricted to lizards and birds. But it was also a confirmed herbivore, as evidenced by it's flat, small, and numerous molars.

So, they carefully split the spines apart, giving them their two creatures. And that's when it all came together. The skull shape, the second set of temporal fenestra, it meant, the horses, zebras, giraffes, donkeys, okapis, they aren't Synapsids... they came from this creature, which was a diapsid. At some point, they must have evolved to lose that second set of temporal fenestra.

So, the paleontologists just kept digging... and digging, and digging. The later found a completely preserved specimen. I mean, it was dead, and starved, and it's eyes were gone, but, the skin, the hair, the bones, the flesh, it was all there. And boy was this boy BIG. 29 feet long and 18 feet tall?

Okay, so, it was indeed four-legged, not eight-legged like some paleontologists thought (See Jack Horner's "Evolution of our Past: The Eight-Legged Tetrapod"). The animal had a boastful neck, long as a giraffe, and a long body with a tail that'd make Diplodocus jealous.

However, it was discovered that the animal had much denser femurs than it's forearms. This led to the Kangaroo Theory, which said that this animal, while using it's long tail as support, they could rear up on their hind legs, and look much bigger than they already were, scaring any predators.

It was likely to live in pairs, as any bigger would've caused overgrazing of the trees.

Eventually, in 2008, a man digging for fossils found another specimen, but this one had a shorter neck, intact skull, and shorter tail. At first, it was thought that this was a result of sexual dimorphism, but as later proved that these two were of two separate subspecies. Also, later in 2008, the species was finally named, Armatemi epizon. The long necked version was given the title Armatemi epizon diutius, while the newer, shorter version was given Amatemi epizon brevior.

This is what Paleontology and evolution showed us that makes everything weird

• Humans are great apes, and great apes are monkeys.

• Dolphins are whales, and whales are hoofed mammals like deer and pigs.

• Birds are dinosaurs and are also "reptiles" which is actually an invalid classification.

• Insects are crustaceans.

• All vertebrata are a form of fish.

• Dimetrodon was not a reptile

• Rodents are fairly closely related to primates (more closely related to use than a brachiosaurus is to a tyrannosaurus

• Tyrannosaurus and galiforms shared a common ancestor

• Snakes are lizards

If any of these things are inaccurate please tell me

Pretty much what the title says. I do need this for school(and light reading ig), so PLEASE make it accurate(and it HAS to be peer reviewed-assignment says so)!

I would've just asked for dinosaurs in the title, but archosaurs as a whole has other cool creatures.

Also, NO EVOLUTION OF BIRDS! I'm working on reptiles only, so birds can be mentioned as a side option, but can't be the main focus of a paper. Non-avian dinosaurs are fine though

Also, if you guys can, link other papers on the evolution of venom in reptiles(something I'd like to talk about), and just general reptile and diapsid papers(including archosaurs!)

Yeah that's about it guys. please give papers!

Every single one out of the 200 members in my PFP(they're all confirmed, though they may not have been seen in any current version) came here today to enjoy celebrations for the new year! Sure, most of the partying was last night, but they don't care! We got the classics such as:

• Rexyisdebest(Brumal Tyrannosaurus 1)

• Jetstream Sam

• Lord Lager P. Ton III

• Lagiacrus

• Toxodon

And more!

Everyone is enjoying themselves, whether it be Beelzebufo chillin with his Mug Root Bear, Sauroposiden stomping to the beat of the boombox, the kiddies in the Bozo Corner, Ice Worm laughing his goofy ahh off, and a crackship between Lucifer and Heavy forming, and a lot more.

This took me about 9 hours again(including procrastination, just like last time) and uhh, I really don't wanna do this again for a while.

Anyway, can you guys spot them all? If one of you can name all 200, then I'll do this again with YOUR PFP in the center!

Also, it has dinosaurs so its on topic

Uhhhh that's kinda it

If you like it, consider sharing it to friends to see if they can find all 200 characters!

But this wouldn't have been complete without the good help of the eldritch entity in my room(she doesn't like being called abomination), my toys,

If you don't like this, take this next reaction image to heart

Until next time, this is Rexy/Anky signing off

Note: Explanations for why they're in my top 100 will NOT be given until we reach the top 10

100: Earth Before Us Paraceratherium

99: Dodowyvern

98: Beelzebufo ampinga

97: Daeodon shoshonensis

96: “Titanovenator”

95: Omeisaurus tianfuensis

94: Sunrise Titan

93: Koga

92: Ru Kel

91: Trident Scorpion

90: Zuul crurivastator

89: Alioramus remotus

88: Oryctodromeus cubicularis

87: Dakotaraptor(Jurassic World Alive)

86: Gastric-Brooding Frog

85: White Cockatrice

84: Xhe'Rhaka

83: Charonosaurus jiayinensis

82: Lagerpeton chanarensis

81: Australovenator wintonensis

80: Cygnus falconeri

79: Sauroposeidon proteles

78: Isisaurus colberti

77: Shringasaurus indicus

76: Edaphosaurus pogonias

75: Varanus priscus

74: Ceratosaurus nasicornis

73: Fasolasuchus tenax

72: Fireback

71: Pyroraptor olympius

70: Discokeryx xiezhi

69: Toxodon platensis

(hehe nice)

68: Lystrosaurus sp.

67: Dacentrurus armatus

66: Rhizodus hibberti

65: Deinosuchus hatcheri

64: Olorotitan arharensis

63: Ankylosaurus(Ark)

62: Hynerpeton(WWM)

61: Sacabambaspis janvieri

60: Walliserops trifurcatus

59: Shearflank

58: Dreadnoughtus(Ark)

57: Dimetrodon(WWM)

56: Kaprosuchus(Ark)

55: Dromiceiomimus brevitertius

54: Primeval Kaprosuchus

53: Cryodrakon boreas

52: Hatzegopteryx thambema

51: Deinocheirus mirificus

50: Future Predator

49: Kadanuk

48: Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis

47: Moørkutlot

46: Utahraptor ostrommaysi

45: Ark Additions Ceratosaurus

44: Ark Additions Deinosuchus

43: Indrakai/Archedolorakos indrakai

42: Kelenken guillermoi

41: Inostrancevia alexandri

40: Edaphosaurus(WWM)

39: Udanoceratops tschizhovi

38: Achillobator giganteus

37: Torosaurus latus

36: Kronosaurus queenslandicus

35: Aerosteon ricocolodoensis

34: Barosaurus lentus

33: Leaellynasaura amicagraphica

32: Deltadromeus agilis

31: Mawsonia gigas

30: Suskityrannus hazelae

29: Titan Crow

28: Edmontosaurus annectens

27: Additional Creatures Gigantspinosaurus

26: Titanokorys gainesi

25: Pinacosaurus grangeri

24: Gorgosaurus libratus

23: Megalosaurus bucklandii

22: Deinotherium giganteum

21: Torvosaurus tanneri

20: Saurophaganax maximus

19: Ark Additions Brachiosaurus

18: Skraa’aee

17: Lystrosaurus(Ark)

16: Ampelosaurus(Dinosaur King)

15: Cotylorhynchus hancocki

14: Jinfengopteryx elegans

13: Shuvuuia deserti

12: Ark Additions Acrocanthosaurus

11: Megalotops

10: Uktan

The uktan is one of, if not my favorite fictional dinosaur(s) ever. Great design, lean mean killing machine, smart, megaraptoran, what's more to ask for?

9: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

Ahhh, Spinosaurus. The evershifter. Probably would've still been here until Prehistoric Kingdom comes along with Sobek and Ammit, propelling this feller to the top 5 for a bit, but he's a bit lower now. Still going strong!

8: Maip macrothorax

The Shadow Of Death That Kills With A Cold Wind. I've been a fan of this fella ever since Keenan Taylor made his design. Simple, sweet, yet highly effective in majesty. Also the amazing dinoworld one is good too ig

7: Dryptosaurus aquilunguis

Ever since I saw the original BOTM toy of this guy, I've been fawning over him. He got propelled all the way to the top 10 after I managed to get it! Also, the Cyberzoic armor is dope as hell.

6: Citipes elegans

You know how y'all just have like, one "comfort species" that you always care about, no matter how weird or underrated they are? Yeah, that's me with Mr. Fleet Footed over here. If it wasn't for me clicking random page and finding this fellow, I don't think I would even know he existed!

5: Tyrannosaurus(Prehistoric Planet)

Hank

4: Tyrannosaurus rex

It's been a wild ride. Once my favorite for a long while due to nostalgia and awesomebroness, Cryolophosaurus swoops in and kicks the king off of his spot but then-boom! Ankylosaurus bonks the fool all the way to out of the top 100. Tyrannosaurus shows back up and instead of fighting Ankylosaurus, they team up and become best buds and my top 2 favorite animals.

3: Prehistoric Kingdom “Brumal” Tyrannosaurus

Yeah, I may have a bit more nostalgia for this guy since he is my character for DInopedia: The Game. and he's been every single one of my PFPs(well, at least before the switch to "Ankysareawesome". Blud got his spot stolen by the Ank), plus had been my Discord PFP back when I was on it. Also, just looks cool

2: Ankylosaurus magniventris

Ankylosaurus. Oh boy, this has been a long time coming. Ever since that kinda fateful time I used to spend on the DBWC Wiki, Anky here had been clubbing its way to the top spot. Being the one that cleansed me from my awesomebroness, I love and worship the Anky. The only bad thing about the Anky is that it SOMEHOW LOST TO A FREAKING SNIVY! I REMEMBER THAT! IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 3 YEARS YET I STILL REMEMBER! But alas, someone has taken the top spot from Ankylosaurus. Let's see who the new #1 is

1: Saurian Ankylosaurus

So, uhh, the only thing that can beat the Anky is the Anky. The Saurian Ankylosaurus has technically been in the same number of PFPs that the Brumal Tyrannosaurus has been in. Anyway, back to Saurian Ank. Not only is the yellow and black a great color scheme(he learnt from the masters), but he's chunky enough to look adorable and deadly at the same time. You can see how much muscle it has in the tail, ready to bonk whoever. Plus, look at that face. Isn't he so cute? Don't you wanna hug him? You will hug him or else I WILL send everyone on this list to beat your goofy ahh and steal your dinosaur toys

The list is over! This took me, like, 9 hours. Anyway, what do you guys think? Is this enough for me to to give sympathy the mods, admins, and crats so I can become a mod? Alas, this was extremely tiring and I will be needing to go and recover.

The two brothers: Iddit and Udos. A product of one of the chaos goddess Remphion's Many Many Many Many ManyX45 affairs with mortals. One was born a Shastasaur, the other a Mosasaur. They never got along from birth, but the true argument between them sprung up when they found a large Ruby with the sign of Xoxulla, the time goddess, on it. This, of course, was priceless. But then the argument reared its head, who would own the Ruby?

"I deserve the Ruby, I will keep it, this was obviously sent to me!" Iddit argued. "No, the gem belongs to me!" Udos argued back. Eventually, a fight broke out between the two, descending deep into the sea. They were getting close to killing eachother, when suddenly a Pliosaur, far larger than any they have ever seen, appeared in front of them. This beasts name was Zaros, and it was sent over from the red sea of Vramus itself by the brothers own mother to kill any children she had left in the sea.

A chase ensued between the brothers and Zaros. Eventually, the brothers found a cave to hide in. There, they thought up a plan to kill Zaros. The Ruby was big, and even though Zaros probably had a pretty big throat, he would still likely choke on the Ruby. And so, they fled out the cave, and dropped the ruby behind them, which Zaros swallowed. The brothers watched as Zaros struggled and squirmed, trying to get the Ruby out of his throat.

Until eventually, it stopped moving.

The two brothers parted ways after that, but it was better than killing each other over a gem.