https://blog.everythingdinosaur.com/blog/_archives/2024/01/03/nanotyrannus-is-a-valid-taxon.html
I read this paper, and I want some confirmation, do we still believe this. Is Nanotyrannus a Valid taxon now?
https://blog.everythingdinosaur.com/blog/_archives/2024/01/03/nanotyrannus-is-a-valid-taxon.html
I read this paper, and I want some confirmation, do we still believe this. Is Nanotyrannus a Valid taxon now?
So I mainly have a question, yes, nanotyrannus probably is an invalid species, what I'm asking is what is it now representing?
I hear people call it a juvie tyrannosaurus, or juvie tarbosaurus.
Credit is in the photo, I stole from r/okbuddypaleo though
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So hey folks! Here we got some new movie posters, some of which were suggested by you guys in the post here. You can still leave suggestions there or here.
Note: you need to click on the images to see the full poster.
Discovery Cannnell reboots Jurassic Fight Club and delivers the highly anticipated JFC Season 2! Experience the thrilling experience of the first series all over again, with brand new and even worse CGI. Watch as totally realistic dinosaurs make totally realistic decisions in the bloody, savage versus fights of the Jurassic era.
Netflix's Life On Our Planet returns in Life On Our Planet 2. Experience the dinosaurs that were left out in the first season, such as Velociraptor and Gorgosaurus. Life On Our Planet 1 smashed all of Walking With... and Planet Earth into one series, so the second one shows what was left out in the rush!
Disney Pixar's Dinou Pedia 3 bring back a beloved franchise better than ever! The Arthropleura goes through the Dinopedia into an alternate reality where Evolution has turned Earth into a bizarre world of smooshy, deformed creatures. Can the Arthropleura escape before the Alternate Earth is unleashed?
Disney Pixar's newest animated film is awesome. Woolly Giraffe takes place in an icy Ice Age land, where a Woolly Giraffe must escape deformed, weird looking hunters. That's it.
This expanded universe film from Disney Pixar's Dinoppedia (or is it Dinou Peddia?) franchise. Dinoppedia: Battle takes place in the ugly land of Dinoppedia. Lagerpetids, Dinopedians, Waifus, Vandals, Trolls, and more team up to face the terror of yesballs from DRYREDWALL.
Jiany Rrake directs this awesome animated classic: Eveerglaides. A Spinosaurus (take my word for it; it's a Spino even though it doesn't look like one) in the Everglades must stop an invading species: Titanoboa! Epic battles.
If want to see awesome dinosaur adventures, watch this. Disney + Pixar's Nanotyrannus stars a blue Nanotyrannus on an adventure to stop an evil pterosaur prom eating a fish.
What was your favorite film poster? I have a few very epic posters for next time, so get ready! Don't forget to leave ideas!
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-juvenile-rex-fossils-distinct-species.html
● > Actual Nanotyrannus moment ! This is not a drill ! Actual Nanotyranus moment! Stay alert! Stay Alert!
Ironically they have officially conducted actual study and research throughout the associated specimens and they did found out that these aformentioned specimens of tyrannosaurids are actual Adults! Not subadults or youngsters! Also the anatomy of nanotyrannus has shown some(?) differentiations with longer arms and legs. As well as the maturity age compared to other tyrannosaurids. So these could all add up to some sort of evidence.
https://blog.everythingdinosaur.com/blog/_archives/2024/01/03/nanotyrannus-is-a-valid-taxon.html
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-juvenile-rex-fossils-distinct-species.html
https://newatlas.com/science/nanotyrannus-tyrannosaurus-t-rex-separate-species/
TL;DR: The study argues that Nanotyrannus is actually its own genus, not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus.
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Everyone knows it's just a juvenile tyrannosaurus so why does the page still exist?
This gut got two redesigns: one a long time ago (it was very minor changes) and more recently the roars have been changed but the design is the same. There's some pretty good colors for this guy.
Billings Productions Tyrannosaurus
Baby (its worse than TLW Junior)
Nest (ignore Quetz in background)
Pronounced: tie-RAN-o-SAWR-us rex
Means: Tyrant lizard king
Where: North America (Alberta, Montana, Saskatchwan, Texas, Utah, Wyoming), Asia (Mongolia)
When: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivorous (large dinosaurs)
Size of Adult: Up to 40 ft (12.19 m) long
Size of Animatronic Model: L 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m), H 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)*
* Includes height of steel base
(Yes, I’m stealing this from the DBWC wiki. We’re gonna do mod election poll soon, so I don’t need to save my posts for propaganda)
@Nizaluddin : Hi there fellow sapient crows! I’m Nizaluddin, but you can call me Nizal, and I’ll be your announcer for today!
@HerbivoreEnthusiastAlt : And I’m HerbivoreEnthusiastAlt, but I think you can just call me Herbi, and we’re ready to show you the Tyrannosaurus BATTLE ROYAL!!
Nizal: Our contestants are Hank, the star of Prehistoric Planet. While not shown hunting often, he is a 10 tonne behemoth of ultimate destruction!
Herbi: I’m not so sure about “ultimate destruction” if he has to go up against the plot armor duo of Rexy 1993 and Rexy 2022. Stars of the Jurassic Park franchise, and amazing in their own right, they’re ready to kill.
Nizal: Our next contestant is Momma Dino from Ice Age 3. While not a mascot, she is ready to do anything to protect her children.
Herbi: Can we mention her relationship with Sid?
Nizal: Nope! Stumpy is out next. With a lost arm, he’s a veteran, but the intimidating skull pattern on his face may help him pick fights he wants.
Herbi: Buddy is out next, and while he’s the smartest, he has no fighting capabilities whatsoever. He’s gonna die.
Nizal: Brumal is coming out now. Being from Prehistoric Kingdom, he might die from just seeing all the inaccurate designs!
Herbi: Ark Tyrannosaurus is next, and he’s large, at a whopping 24 meters, we’re happy he’s not mutated for boss fights!
Nizal: Another JP classic, Buck is ready to *uck others up!
Herbi: Terry is up next. With his fire breath and mobility, he’s a challenging opponent to fight.
Nizal: Black T. rex takes the throne for firepower though. Fire Scorcher is a very powerful move. Everyone should be glad it takes a while to charge up.
Herbi: 1933 King Kong Tyrannosaurus, also known as Meat Eater is truly a sight to behold. Coming from the retro, tail dragging days, all the boomers in the crowd will love him
Nizal: Lego Rex is coming now. Yes, he is a master builder. I don’t know how he’ll fight though.
Herbi: Grumpy is next. Being from the Land of the Lost, I wonder how he found his way here!
Nizal: Dino Dana Tyrannosaurus is next. Nothing’s really special about her, besides for the fact she has children.
Herbi: Rexy from Night at the Museum is up next. I’m unsure how they’ll defeat him since we’re in an enclosed stadium.
Nizal: Tyrantrum is coming now. With his strong jaw, all biting moves are stronger than before!
Herbi: The next contestant is one we all don’t appreciate, Nanotyrannus! Sorry to all of his fans in the crowd, but he’s invalid.
Nizal: Jane was once thought to be a member of that genus, but she’s now a juvenile Tyrannosaurus.
Herbi: Sue is one old lady, but one amazing one. She was, and I think still is, the most complete skeleton of Tyrannosaurus.
Nizal: She might be the most complete, but Scotty is larger, making the largest Tyrannosaurus reach 11 tonnes just due to his weight estimates.
Herbi: Sharptooth is up next. Once thought to be a murderous killer, he’s now beloved by Rudi10002
Nizal: Up next is Walking With Dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus, who we’ll abbreviate later. She managed to survive for a day after an Ankylosaurus tail club, so she’s highly resilient.
Herbi: A longer name belongs to When Dinosaurs Roamed America Tyrannosaurus. I haven’t watched the show, so I don’t know what happens.
Nizal: Spider Rex, Spider Rex, can do whatever a spider can! He’s our newest contestant, only being in movies or TV in June of 2023.
Herbi: Valley of the T. rex Tyrannosaurus is up next, and he can’t fight, since he’s a scavenger. Like a dingus.
Nizal: We have a much smaller contestant with Fang. She is by far the BEST fighter in this squad, and with her own kids, she’ll fight to her end. Don’t even get me started on her losing her original kids, Red, and Spear, because then I’ll cry.
Herbi: One of the last contestants here is the oldest, being 1925 The Lost World Tyrannosaurus, who well just call 1925 Tyrannosaurus. They are nearly 100 years old at this point.
Nizal: We cannot forget our wonderful host, DBWC Tyrannosaurus for letting us battle in the Crystal Caverns.
Herbi: Last but not least is Gwangi. We don’t really know if he’s a Tyrannosaurus or Allosaurus, but he’s invited to both groups!
Nizal: With our contestants introduced, let’s start the battle!
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As the cages are opened, Brumal steps outside to see everyone, before collapsing on the ground coughing in pain.
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Nizal: I told you that he’d die from the bad designs
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Buddy runs over to investigate and help Brumal.
A bit further away, Stumpy starts looking around, seeing who he should fight. Rexy NatM sees Stumpy, and thinking that he’s another skeleton, charges to talk. Stumpy sees this and runs away.
Black T. rex surveys the battlefield to find opponents, as Ark Tyrannosaurus bites his shins. Infuriated, Black T. rex knocks him away before chafing up Fire Scorcher. Momma Dino and Terry notice and try to help defeat Black T. rex before he fires off the attack.
Tyrantrum runs across the battlefield to attack Rexy 2022, but Rexy 1993 comes and bites Tyrantrum on the neck and throws him to the ground, killing him.
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Herbi: First death! Wahooo! I reckon the plot armor duo will be working together.
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Hank finds Scotty and Sue sitting in a corner, and he decides to sit with them.
Nanotyrannus finds Jane and bites her neck and starts to push her into the ground. Jane is not having any of this and tries to throw Nanotyrannus off the edge, but falls alongside her enemy. They die.
WWD Tyrannosaurus and WDRA Tyrannosaurus charge at DBWC Tyrannosaurus, but he jumps into the air and tail smacks both of them to the ground, before crushing their skulls.
Spider Rex grabs Lego Rex on a web and throws him at Grumpy, who then swallows Lego Rex whole, with the web still on. Spider Rex drags Grumpy near him, but Grumpy slams him into Dino Dana Tyrannosaurus before snapping his neck. Dino Dana Tyrannosaurus gets trapped under Spider Rex.
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Nizal: Out of 30 contestants, 7 have already died
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Buddy stands next to Brumal, making a hypothesis, as Gwangi comes from behind and decapitates Buddy, before hiding behind Brumal.
1925 Tyrannosaurus charges at Meat Eater, knocking him down to the ground and rips out his throat.
VotT Tyrannosaurus smells the dead body of Meat Eater and knocks 1925 Tyrannosaurus to the ground as he eats Meat Eater.
Brumal gets up, and starts running to Hank, Scotty, and Sue, but Rexy 1993 charges in front of him and knocks him to the ground. Sue gets up and charges at Rexy 1993, but Rexy 1993 dodges and throws Sue off the edge. Brumal gets up and escapes the commotion.
Sharptooth charges at Buck, but misses and has their throat crushed by Rexy 2022, who winks at Buck.
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Herbi: A third of the contestants have died already. Shall we place our bets?
Nizal: I don’t know if we should do that at the moment. It looks like it’s anyone’s game. We’re still keeping the surprise for the final 2, right?
Herbi: Correct, unless it is the plot armor duo against the last other, and then we show it there also.
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Black T. rex finishes charging up Fire Scorcher, but DBWC Tyrannosaurus jumps into the air, and makes him aim at the ceiling. The attack hits the ceiling, causing sunlight to flood the battle and debris to fall from above.
Rexy NatM starts dissolving due to the sunlight, much to Stumpy’s happiness.
1925 Tyrannosaurus and VotT Tyrannosaurus both get crushed by a giant falling crystal.
Fang jumps up on a falling crystal and kicks DBWC Tyrannosaurus to the ground as she bites Black T. rex on the nose.
Momma Dino, Sharptooth, and Terry all charge and knock Black T. rex down as Rexy 1993 stabs his eyes with a crystal, killing him.
Ark Tyrannosaurus bites Sharptooth and drags him along the floor and kills him.
Brumal reaches Hank and Scotty, and makes them run as a giant crystal falls, and it crushes Scotty.
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Nizal: Well folks, this battle took an unexpected turn. We now have 16 dead combatants.
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Gwangi comes out of his hiding spot with a cowboy hat and a big iron on his hip. Stumpy charges at Gwangi, but is shot right in the heart. Stumpy realizes he never should’ve challenged the Tyrannosaurus with a big iron on his hip.
Momma Dino bites Terry, but Terry uses Volcano Burst to burn the face of Momma Dino off, killing her.
DBWC Tyrannosaurus charges at Fang, but she dodges and knocks him into a crystal. DBWC Tyrannosaurus gets up and bares his teeth, but is shortly killed by Gwangi with a big iron on his hip.
Gwangi turns to Fang and prepares to shoot her, but Dino Dana Tyrannosaurus bites Gwangi and disembowels him.
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Herbi: We are down to the last third, which contains 10 contestants!
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Terry charges at Hank, but Brumal smacks him with a steel chair, incapacitating Terry so Ark Tyrannosaurus can crush his neck.
Brumal turns to Hank, but Rexy 1993 and Rexy 2022 rip off Brumal’s legs, leaving him to die.
Fang lunges at Rexy 1993, but misses and tries again. This time, Grumpy also lunges at Rexy 1993, who turns to look at him. Grumpy and Fang seem to phase through Rexy 1993, and they hit each other, dying in the process.
Buck tries to bite Hank, who dodges and retaliates by grabbing a mini gun and shooting Buck to death, before dropping the gun.
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Nizal: Final 5! This is just like the time I was at Freddy’s for 5 nights.
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Rexy 1993 and Rexy 2022 go behind Ark Tyrannosaurus’s legs, and start biting at him. Ark Tyrannosaurus tries to fight back, but can’t due to his horrible turning radius. He eventually falls and dies.
Dino Dana Tyrannosaurus bites Hank on the tail and tries to drag him off the edge, but Hank slams her into Rexy 1993, and she is shortly killed by Rexy 2022.
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Herbi: It’s time
Nizal: Play it
Herbi: Ok
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Music* floods the battlefield as Hank turns to face the plot armor duo. They do the same.
*(I will be putting lyrics in quotation marks, ok?)
”Standing here”
Hank charges at the duo, who flank to Hank’s side.
”I realize”
Hank turns and manages to bite Rexy 1993 on her face, and he drags her to the ground.
”You were just like me”
Rexy 2022 charges and bites Hank’s neck, but he throws her off.
”Trying to make history”
Hank charges at Rexy 2022, but Rexy 1993 bites his leg, throwing him off course.
“But who’s to judge”
Hank turns around and tail smacks Rexy 1993, knocking her into Rexy 2022
”The right from wrong”
Hank bites Rexy 2022 on the neck as Rexy 1993 struggles to get up.
”When our guard is down”
Hank bites harder. Rexy 1993 looks in terror
”I think we’ll both agree”
Rexy 2022 starts to lose the life from her eyes
”That violence breeds violence”
Rexy 2022 dies in Hank’s jaws. Rexy 1993 gets back up and turns to Hank, who is looking at Rexy 2022’s body, dead on the floor.
”It has to be this way”
Hank lifts his head up and stares at Rexy 1993
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Nizal: The final 2!
Herbi: I can see all the Rexy 2022 fans in the stadium fighting and causing the security to come just because she lost. Sore losers
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”I’ve carved my own path”
Hank and Rexy 1993 charge at each other
”You followed your wrath”
Both of them collide and exchange bites and body slams
”But maybe we’re both the same”
Hank bites Rexy 1993 on the neck and rolls over, bringing her with him
”The world has turned”
Rexy 1993 frees herself and bites Hank’s skull, and drags him
”And so many have burned”
Hank gets up and pushes Rexy 1993 off of him and away
”But nobody is to blame”
The two stare at each other for a moment
“Yet starting across this barren wasted land”
They charge at each other. Hank bites Rexy 1993’s neck in a firm hold and starts to crush it
”I feel new life will be born”
Rexy 1993 loses the life in her eyes
”Beneath the blood stained saaaaaand”
Hank finishes killing her and drops her to the ground.
”Beneath the blood stained SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!”
Hank looks at the corpses that riddle the battlefield and sits.
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Nizal: Well folks, we have our winner after an emotional scene. Good job to Hank and everyone else!
Herbi: Tune in next time to whatever animal is suggested first in the comments down below!
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By the way, on the original post, Allosaurus was suggested first, so it’ll be next. I will be doing these every once in a while, but I’ll always do them on the DBWC wiki first if I remember.
So uh yeah someone made Maleevosaurus a real taxon once again instead of it being just Tarbosaurus, and so this could bring in the potential for Nanotyrannus to be real again, but before we do that I will have to do it on another Tyrannosaurid synonym/dubious taxon of which being Dinotyrannus. Then I could definitively say to do Nanotyrannus. So wish me good luck on this one.
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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?
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