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Acrocanthosaurus

***Acrocanthosaurus*** (meaning "high-spined lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaurthat existed in what is now North America during the Aptian and early Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Like most dinosaur genera, *Acrocanthosaurus* contains only a single species, *A. atokensis*. Its fossil remains are found mainly in the U.S. states ofOklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, although teeth attributed to *Acrocanthosaurus* have been found as far east as Maryland.

## **Description**

*Acrocanthosaurus* was a bipedal predator. As the name suggests, it is best known for the high neural spines on many of its vertebrae, which most likely supported a ridge of muscle over the animal's neck, back and hips. *Acrocanthosaurus* was one of the largest theropods, approaching 11.5 m (38 ft) in length, and weighing up to 6.2 tonnes (6.8 short tons). Large theropod footprints discovered in Texas may have been made by *Acrocanthosaurus*, although there is no direct association with skeletal remains.

Recent discoveries have elucidated many details of its anatomy, allowing for specialized studies focusing on its brain structure and forelimb function. *Acrocanthosaurus* was the largest theropod in its ecosystem and likely an apex predator which preyed onsauropods, ornithopods, and ankylosaurs.
Pentaceratops DLC

## ***Pentaceratops & Stokesosaurus Free DLC***

Will be released later in 2019. It will include a huntable Pentaceratops and an ambient dinosaur Stokesosaurus. Stokesosaurus will be a different ambient animal as it has the ability to kill you in a hunt. Pentaceratops is the second ceratopsian added to WOGD. Each will include at least a default skin, albino variant, and melanistic variant.

## **Description**

**Pentaceratops** ("five-horned face") is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of what is now North America.

*Pentaceratops* fossils were first discovered in 1921. The genus was named in 1923 when its type species *Pentaceratops sternbergii* was described. *Pentaceratops* lived around 76–73 million years ago, its remains having been mostly found in the Kirtland Formation in the San Juan Basin in New Mexico. About a dozen skulls and skeletons have been uncovered, so that most bones are known. One exceptionally large specimen later became its own genus, *Titanoceratops*, due to its more derived morphology closer to *Triceratops* and lack of unique characters shared with *Pentaceratops* proper, although the author that originally assigned it to *Pentaceratops* has decided to ignore this in subsequent publications.

*Pentaceratops* was about six meters (twenty feet) long, and has been estimated to have weighed around five tonnes. It had a short nose horn, two long brow horns, and long horns on the jugal bones. Its skull had a very long frill with triangular hornlets on the edge.

**Stokesosaurus** (meaning "Stokes' lizard") is a genus of small (around 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 ft) in length), carnivorous early tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaurs from the late Jurassic period of Utah, United States. The holotype ilium is 22 centimeters (8.7 in) long, indicating a small individual. Madsen in 1974 estimated that the adult body length was about 4 meters (13 ft). In 2010 Gregory S. Paul estimated the length at 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) and the weight at 60 kilograms (130 lb)
Edaphosaurus

***Edaphosaurus,*** ; meaning "pavement lizard" for dense clusters of teeth) is a genus of extinct edaphosaurid synapsid that lived around 300 to 280 million years ago, during the late Carboniferous to early Permian periods. The American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope first described ***Edaphosaurus*** in 1882, naming it for the "dental pavement" on both the upper and lower jaws, from the Greek *edaphos*/*εδαφος* ("ground"; also "pavement") and *σαυρος*/*sauros* ("lizard").

## **Description**

***Edaphosaurus*** species measured from 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) to almost 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) in length and weighed over 300 kilograms (660lb). In keeping with the tiny head, the cervical vertebrae are reduced in length, while the dorsal vertebrae are massive, the tail is deep, the limbs are short and robust and the ribs form a wide ribcage. Like most herbivores, **Edaphosaurus** would have had a capacious gut and symbiotic bacteria to aid in the breakdown of cellulose and other indigestible plant material. Like its more famous relative *Dimetrodon*, ***Edaphosaurus*** had a sail-like fin that was supported by bones of the vertebral column. ***Edaphosaurus*** differs from *Dimetrodon* in having cross-bars on the spines that supported its fin, it also has smaller head than *Dimetrodon*.
List of Dinosaurs

## ***Original List***

* *Acrocanthosaurus*
* *Apatosaurus*
* *Carnotaurus*
* *Majungasaurus*
* *Prestosuchus*
* *Triceratops*
* *Tyrannosaurus*

## ***Added Q3 2014***

* *Allosaurus*
* *Carcharodontosaurus*
* *Mosasaurus*
* *Spinosaurus*

## ***Added Q2 2015***

* *Saurophaganax*
* *Sauroposeidon*
* *Stegosaurus*

## ***Added Q3 2015***

* *Dimetrodon*
* *Edaphosaurus*
* *Elasmosaurus*
* *Pteranodon longiceps - Still WIP*
* *Pteranodon sternbergi*
* *Utahraptor*

## ***Added on Q4 2016***

* *Compsognathus*
* *Hallucigenia*

## ***Added on Q1 2017***

* *Dilophosaurus*
* *Parasaurolophus*

## ***Updated Models within 2016***

* *Acrocanthosaurus*
* *Allosaurus*
* *Apatosaurus*
* *Carnotaurus*
* *Dimetrodon*
* *Edaphosaurus*
* *Majungasaurus*
* *Prestosuchus*
* *Saurophaganax*
* *Spinosaurus*
* *Tyrannosaurus rex*
* *Utahraptor*

## ***Updated Models within 2017***

* *Carcharodontosaurus*
* T.Rex

## ***Planned Additions***

* Ankylosaurus
* *Irritator*
* *Giganotosaurus*
* *Regaliceratops*
* *Sauropelta*

## ***Retired***

* *Spinosaurus* Omega
* *Spinosaurus* Alpha
* *Triceratops* Alpha
* *Triceratops* Omega
* *T. rex* Alpha
* *T. rex* Omega

## ***Removed***

* Robert's Raptor (Q1 2015)
* Robert's *T. rex* (Q1 2015)
* Robert's JP *T. rex* (Q1 2015)
* *Eotriceratops* (2013)
* *Futalognkosaurus* (2013)

## ***Final List of Implemented Animals***

* *Acrocanthosaurus*
* *Allosaurus*
* *Apatosaurus*
* *Carcharodontosaurus*
* *Carnotaurus*
* *Ceratosaurus*
* *Compsognathus*
* *Dilophosaurus*
* *Dimetrodon*
* *Edaphosaurus*
* *Elasmosaurus*
* *Hallucigenia*
* *Majungasaurus*
* *Megalosaurus*
* *Mosasaurus*
* *Parasaurolophus*
* *Prestosuchus*
* *Pteranodon longiceps*
* *Pteranodon sternbergi*
* *Saurophaganax*
* *Sauroposeidon*
* *Spinosaurus*
* *Stegosaurus*
* *Triceratops*
* *Tyrannosaurus*
* *Utahraptor*
Mosasaurus

***Mosasaurus*** ("lizard of the Meuse River") is a genus of mosasaur, extinct carnivorous aquatic lizards. It existed during the Maastrichtian age of the late Cretaceous period, between about 70 and 66 million years ago, in western Europe and North America. The name means "Meuse lizard", as the first specimen was found near the Meuse River.

## **Description**

*Mosasaurus* was among the last of the mosasaurids, and among the largest. As with most mosasaurids, the legs and feet of *Mosasaurus* were modified into flippers, and the front flippers were larger than the hind flippers. The largest known species, *Mosasaurus hoffmannii*, reached lengths up to 17 metres (56 ft), slightly longer than its relatives *Tylosaurus* and *Hainosaurus*. *Mosasaurus* was also more robust than related mosasaurids. The skull was more robust than in other mosasaurids, and the lower jaws (mandibles) attached very tightly to the skull. They had deep, barrel-shaped bodies, and with their fairly large eyes, poor binocular vision, and poorly developed olfactory bulbs, experts believe that *Mosasaurus* lived near the ocean surface, where they preyed on fish, turtles, ammonites, smaller mosasaurids, andplesiosaurians. Although they were able to dive, they evidently did not venture into deeper waters.

The skull of *Mosasaurus* tapered off into a short, conical tip. The jaws were armed with massive conical teeth. Their paddle-like limbs had five digits in front and four in back. The body ended in a strong tail, which other mosasaurid fossils suggest had a fluke similar to those of sharks and some ichthyosaurs. The body probably remained stiff to reduce drag through the water, while the end of the tail provided strong propulsion.
Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus walkeri

Parasaurolophus is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived in what is now North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76.5–74.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore that walked both as a biped and a quadruped. The genus was first described in 1922 by William Parks from a skull and partial skeleton found in Alberta.

Parasaurolophus was a hadrosaurid, part of a diverse family of Cretaceous dinosaurs known for their range of bizarre head adornments. This genus is known for its large, elaborate cranial crest, which at its largest forms a long curved tube projecting upwards and back from the skull. Charonosaurus from China, which may have been its closest relative, had a similar skull and potentially a similar crest. Visual recognition of both species and sex, acoustic resonance, and thermoregulation have been proposed as functional explanations for the crest. It is one of the rarer hadrosaurids, known from only a handful of good specimens.

## **Description**

Like most dinosaurs, the skeleton of Parasaurolophus is incompletely known. The length of the type specimen of P. walkeri is estimated at 9.5 m (31 ft), and its weight is estimated at 2.5 tonnes (2.8 short tons). Its skull is about 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) long, including the crest, whereas the type skull of P. tubicen is over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long, indicating a larger animal. Its single known forelimb was relatively short for a hadrosaurid, with a short but wide shoulder blade. The thighbone measures 103 cm (41 in) long in P. walkeri and is robust for its length when compared to other hadrosaurids. The upper arm and pelvic bones were also heavily built.

Like other hadrosaurids, it was able to walk on either two legs or four. It probably preferred to forage for food on four legs, but ran on two. The neural spines of the vertebrae were tall, as was common in lambeosaurines; tallest over the hips, they increased the height of the back. Skin impressions are known for P. walkeri, showing uniform tubercle-like scales but no larger structures
Megalosaurus

***Megalosaurus*** (meaning "Great Lizard", from Ancient Greek μέγας, *megas*, meaning 'big', 'tall' or 'great' and σαῦρος, *sauros*, meaning 'lizard') is a genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic Period (Bathonian stage, 166 million years ago) of Southern England. Although fossils from other areas have been assigned to the genus, the only certain remains of *Megalosaurus* come from Oxfordshire and date to the late Middle Jurassic.

## **Description**

Early reconstructions depicted *Megalosaurus* more as a quadrupedal reptilian bear rather that the bipedal theropods that everyone is familiar with today.‭ ‬As far as the people reconstructing it were concerned‭ '*‬Megalosaurus* was a big lizard,‭ ‬so we'll build a big lizard‭'‬.‭ ‬The out-dated reconstruction of *Megalosaurus* can be seen at Crystal Palace,‭ ‬London,‭ ‬and although grossly inaccurate it has become a landmark in itself.‭ ‬A famous drawing by Édouard Riou from the era also shows two giant quadrupedal lizards identified as *Megalosaurus* and *Iguanodon*‭ (‬the second dinosaur ever discovered‭) ‬tearing chunks of flesh out of each other in some primordial battle.‭ ‬Needless to say this is also inaccurate as not only were they not reconstructed correctly,‭ *‬Iguanodon* was a herbivore and would not think to bite a chunk out of a *Megalosaurus.*To add to this, *Megalosaurus*lived during the Middle Jurassic Period while *‬Iguanodon* lived in the Early Cretaceous Period.

Eventually further theropod discoveries from different parts of the world towards the end of the nineteenth century resulted in what were more accurate reconstructions,‭ ‬although by modern standards they were still inaccurate.‭*‬ Megalosaurus* was now depicted as a large bipedal theropod,‭ ‬one of and possibly the largest one active in Europe during the Jurassic.

Because *Megalosaurus* remains are so often associated with marine deposits the suggestion can be made that *Megalosaurus* frequent coastal regions at least some of the time,‭ ‬and from this a number of lifestyles can be inferred.‭ ‬One is that *Megalosaurus* was just like any other carnivorous theropod,‭ ‬hunting inland and only being on the cost coincidentally.‭ ‬The second is that *Megalosaurus* may have been taking advantage of special types of prey such as small plesiosaurs that were resting on the land.‭ ‬The third is that *Megalosaurus* was a beach comber,‭ ‬scavenging washed up bodies or visiting tidal pools for trapped fish.‭ ‬The fourth and probably most likely is all of the above.‭

*Megalosaurus* was a large theropod and would have needed to make use of every available source,‭ ‬especially when you consider that the higher ocean levels of the Jurassic turned Europe into a chain of Islands that significantly reduced the available land mass for supporting terrestrial animals.‭ ‬Also *Megalosaurus* probably did not stick to one kind of prey of food source throughout its entire life,‭ ‬and probably changed its behaviour and strategy during different stages of its life.
Prestosuchus

***Prestosuchus*** is an extinct genus of pseudosuchian in the family Prestosuchidae. Its close relatives include *Saurosuchus* and *Postosuchus*.

## **Description**

Like other related prestosuchids, ***Prestosuchus*** had a deep skull and serrated teeth. ***Prestosuchus*** lived during the Late Triassic in what is now Brazil. It reached lengths of nearly 5 metres. While it resembled a dinosaur in having a large body and upright posture it was actually a rauisuchian archosaur more closely related to modern crocodilians.

***Prestosuchus*** walked on four legs like crocodilians, but unlike crocodilians it had an upright semi-erect stance with limb bones placed below the hips. In 2013, a study of the structure of its hind limb bones inferred that ***Prestosuchus chiriquensis*** had 13 leg muscle groups in common with both crocodilians and birds (which together make up the two living groups of archosaurs) but only two muscle groups in common with only crocodilians, indicating that the musculature of ***Prestosuchus*** better represents a basal ("primitive") condition for archosaurs than it does a derived condition for crocodile-line or pseudosuchian archosaurs. The leg musculature of ***Prestosuchus*** was also compared to that of *Poposaurus*, a Triassic pseudosuchians that walked on two legs. While the strongest leg muscles of *Poposaurus* are thought to drive the forward and backward motion of the leg necessary for bipedal movement, the strongest leg muscles of ***Prestosuchus*** were responsible for the rotation of the limb, which is an indication of quadrupedal movement.
Spinosaurus

***Spinosaurus*** (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the lower Albian to lower Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 112 to 97 million years ago. This genus was known first from Egyptianremains discovered in 1912 and described by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915. The original remains were destroyed inWorld War II, but additional material has come to light in recent years. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the fossils reported in the scientific literature. The best known species is *S. aegyptiacus* from Egypt, although a potential second species,*S. maroccanus*, has been recovered from Morocco.

***Spinosaurus*** was among the largest of all known carnivorous dinosaurs, possibly larger than *Tyrannosaurus* and *Giganotosaurus*. Estimates published in 2005, 2007, and 2008 suggested that it was between 12.6–18 metres (41–59 ft) in length and 7 to 20.9 tonnes (7.7 to 23.0 short tons) in weight. A new estimate published in 2014 and based on a more complete specimen, supported the earlier research, finding that ***Spinosaurus*** could reach lengths greater than 15 m (49 ft)

## **Description**

Since its discovery, ***Spinosaurus*** has been a contender for the longest and largest theropod dinosaur. Both Friedrich von Huene in 1926 and Donald F. Glut in 1982 listed it as among the most massive theropods in their surveys, at 15 meters (49 ft) in length and upwards of 6 t (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons) in weight. In 1988, Gregory Paul also listed it as the longest theropod at 15 meters (49 ft), but gave a lower mass estimate of 4 tonnes (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons).

Dal Sasso *et al*. (2005) assumed that ***Spinosaurus*** and *Suchomimus*[1]had the same body proportions in relation to their skull lengths, and thereby calculated that ***Spinosaurus*** was 16 to 18 meters (52 to 59 ft) in length and 7 to 9 tonnes (6.9 to 8.9 long tons; 7.7 to 9.9 short tons) in weight. The Dal Sasso *et al*. estimates were criticized because the skull length estimate was uncertain, and (assuming that body mass increases as the cube of body length) scaling *Suchomimus* which was 11 meters (36 ft) long and 3.8 tonnes (4.2 short tons) in mass to the range of estimated lengths of ***Spinosaurus*** would produce an estimated body mass of 11.7 to 16.7 tonnes (12.9 to 18.4 short tons).
Majungasaurus

***Majungasaurus*** ( "Mahajanga lizard") is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period. The genus contains a single species, ***Majungasaurus crenatissimus***. This dinosaur was briefly called *Majungatholus*, a name which is now considered a junior synonym of *Majungasaurus*.

## **Description**

Like other abelisaurids, *Majungasaurus* was a bipedal predator with a short snout. Although the forelimbs are not completely known, they were very short, while the hind limbs were longer and very stocky. It can be distinguished from other abelisaurids by its wider skull, the very rough texture and thickened bone on the top of its snout, and the single rounded horn on the roof of its skull, which was originally mistaken for the dome of a pachycephalosaur. It also had more teeth in both upper and lower jaws than most abelisaurids.

Known from several well-preserved skulls and abundant skeletal material, *Majungasaurus* has recently become one of the best-studied theropod dinosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere. It appears to be most closely related to abelisaurids from India rather than South America or continental Africa, a fact that has important biogeographical implications. *Majungasaurus* was the apex predator in its ecosystem, mainly preying on sauropods like *Rapetosaurus*, and is also one of the few dinosaurs for which there is direct evidence of cannibalism.
Dilophosaurus

Dilophosaurus (Two Crested Lizard) is a genus of theropod dinosaur. It contains a single known species, Dilophosaurus wetherilli, known from fossil remains found in the Kayenta formation of Arizona. This rock formation has been dated to the early Jurassic Period (Sinemurian age), about 193 million years ago. Dilophosaurus was among the largest carnivores of its time (about 7 meters long) and had a pair of rounded crests on its skull.

The teeth of Dilophosaurus are long, but have a fairly small base and expand basally. Dilophosaurus had 12 maxillary teeth and as many as 18 dentary teeth; the teeth were smaller in the tip of the upper jaw. The second and third front teeth feature serrations, which are absent in the fourth. Another skull feature was a notch behind the first row of teeth, giving Dilophosaurus an almost crocodile-like appearance, similar to the putatively piscivorous spinosaurid dinosaurs. This "notch" existed by virtue of a weak connection between the premaxillary and maxillary bones of the skull. The braincase is well known in Dilophosaurus, and is significant in that it bears a feature of the top side wall that is absent in ceratosaurians. Compared with ceratosaurians, the distal scapular expansion in D. wetherilli is uniquely rectangular. The upper leg bone (femur) is longer than the lower leg (tibia).
Assault Rifle

An **assault rifle** is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles were first used during World War II. Though Western nations were slow to accept the assault rifle concept after World War II, by the end of the 20th century they had become the standard weapon in most of the world's armies, replacing battle rifles and sub-machine guns. Examples include the StG 44, AK-47 and the M16 rifle.

## **Definition**

In a strict definition, a firearm must have at least the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:

* It must be an individual weapon
* It must be capable of selective fire
* It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle
* Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine
* And it should have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards)

The U.S. Army defines assault rifles as "short, compact, selective-fire weapons that fire a cartridge intermediate in power between submachine gun and rifle cartridges.
Apatosaurus

***Apatosaurus***  (meaning "deceptive lizard") is a genus of extinct sauropod dinosaurs that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period. Othniel Charles Marsh described and named the first-known species, ***A. ajax*** in 1877, and a second species, ***A. louisae***, was discovered and named by William H. Holland in 1916. They lived about 152 to *151 million years ago* (mya), during the early Tithonian age, and are now known from fossils in the Morrison Formation of modern-day Colorado, Oklahoma, andUtah, in the United States. *Apatosaurus* had an average length of 21–22.8 m (69–75 ft), and an average mass of 16.4–22.4 t (16.1–22.0 long tons; 18.1–24.7 short tons). A few specimens indicate a maximum length of 11–30% greater than average and a mass of 32.7–72.6 t (32.2–71.5 long tons; 36.0–80.0 short tons).

## **Description**

*Apatosaurus* was a large, long-necked, quadrupedal animal with a long, whip-like tail. Its forelimbs were slightly shorter than its hindlimbs. The skull is small in comparison with the size of the animal. The jaws are lined with spatulate (chisel-like) teeth suited to a herbivorous diet. The snout of *Apatosaurus* and similar diplodocoids are squared, with only *Nigersaurus* having a squarer skull. The braincase of *Apatosaurus* is well preserved in specimen BYU 17096, which also preserved much of the skeleton. A phylogenetic analysis found that the braincase had a similar morphology to those of other diplodocoids. Some skulls of *Apatosaurus* have been found still in articulation with their teeth. Those teeth that have the enamel surface exposed do not show any scratches on the surface; instead they display a sugary texture and little wear
Saurophaganax

***Saurophaganax*** ("lord of the eaters of saurians") is a genus of allosaurid dinosaur from the Morrison Formation of Late Jurassic Oklahoma (latest Kimmeridgian age, about 151 million years ago), USA. Some paleontologists consider it to be a species of *Allosaurus* (*A. maximus*). *Saurophaganax* represents a very large Morrison allosaurid characterized by horizontal laminae at the bases of the dorsal neural spines above the transverse processes, and "meat-chopper" chevrons. The maximum size of *S. maximus* has been estimated at anywhere from 10.5 metres (34 ft) to 13 m (43 ft) in length, and around 3 tonnes (3.0 long tons; 3.3 short tons) in weight.

## **Description**

*Saurophaganax* was one of the largest carnivores of Late Jurassic North America. Chure even gave an estimate of 14 m (46 ft), though other estimations have been lower. The fossils known of *Saurophaganax* (both the possible New Mexican material and the Oklahoma material) are known from the Brushy Basin Member, which is the latest part of the Morrison Formation, suggesting that this genus was either always uncommon or that it first appeared rather late in the Jurassic. *Saurophaganax* was large for an allosaurid, and bigger than both its contemporaries *Torvosaurus tanneri* and *Allosaurus fragilis*. Being much rarer than its contemporaries, making up one percent or less of the Morrison theropod fauna, not much about its behavior is known.
Pteranodon

***Pteranodon*** ( from Greek πτερόν ("wing") and ἀνόδων ("toothless") ) is a genus of pterosaurs which included some of the largest known flying reptiles, with wingspans over 6 metres (20 ft). It existed during the late Cretaceous geological period of North Americain present day Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota. More fossil specimens of *Pteranodon* have been found than any other pterosaur, with about 1,200 specimens known to science, many of them well preserved with nearly complete skulls and articulated skeletons. It was an important part of the animal community in the Western Interior Seaway.

## **Description**

***Pteranodon*** was not a dinosaur. By definition, all dinosaurs belong to either order within Dinosauria, either Saurischia or Ornithischia. As such, this excludes pterosaurs. Nonetheless, *Pteranodon* is frequently featured in dinosaur media and is strongly associated with dinosaurs by the general public.

***Pteranodon*** species are extremely well represented in the fossil record, allowing for detailed descriptions of their anatomy and analysis of their life history. Over 1,000 specimens have been identified, though less than half are complete enough to give researchers good information on the anatomy of the animal. Still, this is more fossil material than is known for any other pterosaur, and it includes both male and female specimens of various age groups and, possibly, species.
Stegosaurus

***Stegosaurus*** is a type of armored dinosaur. Their fossil bones have been found in rocks dated to the Late Jurassicperiod (Kimmeridgian to early Tithonian ages), between 155 and 150 million years ago, in the western United States and Portugal. Several species have been classified in the upper Morrison Formation of the western U.S, though only three are universally recognized; ***S. stenops***, ***S. ungulatus*** and ***S. sulcatus***. The remains of over 80 individual animals of this genus have been found.[2]*Stegosaurus* would have lived alongside dinosaurs such as *Apatosaurus*, *Diplodocus*, *Brachiosaurus*, *Allosaurus* and *Ceratosaurus*; the latter two may have been predators of it.

## **Description**

The quadrupedal *Stegosaurus* is one of the most easily identifiable dinosaur genera, due to the distinctive double row of kite-shaped plates rising vertically along the rounded back and the two pairs of long spikes extending horizontally near the end of the tail. Although large individuals could grow up to 9 m (29.5 ft) in length, the various species of *Stegosaurus* were dwarfed by their contemporaries, the giantsauropods. Some form of armor appears to have been necessary, as *Stegosaurus* species coexisted with large predatory theropod dinosaurs, such as *Allosaurus* and *Ceratosaurus*.

Most of the information known about *Stegosaurus* comes from the remains of mature animals; more recently, though, juvenile remains of*Stegosaurus* have been found. One subadult specimen, discovered in 1994 in Wyoming, is 4.6 m (15.1 ft) long and 2 m (6.6 ft) high, and is estimated to have weighed 2.4 metric tons (2.6 short tons) while alive.
Carcharodontosaurus

***Carcharodontosaurus*** is a genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs that existed between 100 and 94 million years ago, during the Cenomanian stages of the mid-Cretaceous Period. It is currently known to include two species,*C.saharicus* and *C.iguidensis*, which were among the larger theropods, as large as or slightly bigger than *Tyrannosaurus* and possibly slightly larger than *Giganotosaurus*, but not quite as large as *Spinosaurus*.

The genus *Carcharodontosaurus* is named after the shark genus *Carcharodon* (itself named from the Greek *καρχαρο* (*karcharo*) meaning "jagged" or "sharp" and *οδοντο* (*odonto*) meaning "teeth")), and *σαυρος* (*sauros*), meaning "lizard".

## **Description**

*Carcharodontosaurus* includes some of the longest and heaviest known carnivorous dinosaurs, with various scientists proposing length estimates for the species *C. saharicus*ranging between 12 and 13.3 m (39 and 44 ft) and weight estimates between 6.2 and 15.1metric tons

*Carcharodontosaurus* were carnivores, with enormous jaws and long, serrated teeth up to eight inches long. A skull length of about 1.6 meters (5.2 ft) has been restored for *C. saharicus*, and the skull of *C. iguidensis* is reported to have been about the same size. Currently, the largest known theropod skull belongs to another huge carcharodontosaurid dinosaur, the closely related*Giganotosaurus* (with skull length estimates up to 1.95 m) (6.4 ft). Gregory S. Paul estimates *Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis* at 10 m (33 ft) and 4 t (4.4 short tons).
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> Society is built on interfaces. You take a complex thing, put it inside a sturdy box, and put some simple buttons on the box so that people can use the thing inside. The box makes it easier to use and prevents people from breaking it. For example, you can take the machinery of a clock, put it in a box, and put two hands on the outside along with a knob for winding it. Take all the machinery of a car, hide it behind a dashboard, and give people two pedals and wheel. Take all the circuits of a computer, put them in a box, and give people a monitor and a keyboard.
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Utahraptor

***Utahraptor*** (meaning "Utah's predator") is a genus of theropod dinosaurs. It contains a single species, ***Utahraptor ostrommaysorum***, which is the largest known member of the family Dromaeosauridae. Fossil specimens date to the upper Barremian stage of the early Cretaceous period.

## **Description**

Like other dromaeosaurids, *Utahraptor* had large curved claws on their second toes. One claw specimen is preserved at 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in length and is thought to reach 24 centimetres (9.4 in) restored. The largest described ***U. ostrommaysorum*** specimens are estimated to have reached up to 7 m (23 ft) long and somewhat less than 500 kg (1,100 lb) in weight, comparable to a polar bear in size. It is thought that *Utahraptor* may be closely related to the smaller *Dromaeosaurus* and the giant Mongolian dromaeosaurid genus *Achillobator*. Although feathers have never been found in association with *Utahraptor* specimens, there is strong phylogenetic evidence suggesting that all dromaeosaurids possessed them. This evidence comes from phylogenetic bracketing, which allows paleontologists to infer traits that exist in a clade based on the existence of that trait in a more basal form. The genus *Microraptor* is one of the oldest known dromaeosaurids, and is phylogenetically more primitive than ***Utahraptor***. Since *Microraptor* and other dromaeosaurids possessed feathers, it is reasonable to assume that this trait was present in all of Dromaeosauridae. Feathers were very unlikely to have evolved more than once, so assuming that any given dromaeosaurid, such as *Utahraptor*, lacked feathers would require positive evidence that they did not have them. So far, there is nothing to suggest that feathers were lost in larger, more derived species of dromaeosaurs.
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Brilliant Pebbles kinetic orbital strike system

Brilliant Pebbles kinetic orbital strike system is a ballistic missile defence system proposed by Lowell Wood and Edward Teller in 1987. It consists of thousands of small missiles, which are be placed in orbits so that hundreds would be above the Soviet Union at all times. If the Soviets launched its ICBM fleet, the pebbles would detect their rocket motors using infrared seekers and collide with them.

In the The CIA Researcher's Narrative Part 03 the CIA Researcher confirms its existence.

## See also

* Wikipedia - Brilliant Pebbles
* Wikipedia - Lowell Wood
* Wikipedia - Edward Teller
The Ally's Narrative

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대안대학 파이

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파이(PIE)는 Professional Institute of Entrepreneurship의 약자로 기업가 능력을 육성시켜 학생 스스로 직업을 만들도록 돕는 전문적 대안대학이다. 또한 파이는 무한대 파이(π) 혹은 음식 파이를 의미하기도 한다. 여기서 교육이념과 학생 성장의 무한한 연속성과 나눔을 통한 사회 전체의 성장에 대한 염원을 읽어낼 수 있다. 파이는 현재 대학교육의 한계를 극복하여 빠르게 변화하는 사회속에서 젊은이들이 '내면의 힘'과 '성장가능성' 그리고 '선한 영향력에 대한 의지'를 발견하고 독립된 경제주체로서 능동적이고 주체적으로 살아갈 수 있도록 돕기 위해 2016년 개교한 학교이다. 따라서 파이는 '개인의 온전함 회복과 행복', '사회에 대한 선한 영향력' ,'학생 스스로 창직' 이라는 세가지 교육목표를 교육의 기반으로 하고있으며 공익성, 통합성, 주체성과 실용성을 두루갖춘 전문인을 인재상으로 설정하고 있다.파이는 '직업에 맞춰 사람을 교육시키는 것'을 넘어 '사람을 교육시켜 직업을 만들어 나가도록하는 것'을 목표로 한다는 점에서 일반 직업전문학교 혹은 직업훈련기관과 구분되는 차별성을 지닌다. 교육비전과 이러한 차별성을 고려했을때 파이(PIE)는 빠르게 변하는 현대사회에서 능동적으로 변화를 이끌어가는 차별화된 전문가를 배출해 낼것으로 기대된다.

## 외적요소

### 장소

경기도 성남시 분당구 이매동 91-1 미래빌딩 3층 (도로명: 경기도 성남시 분당구 방아로9 미래빌딩 3층)

### 교육대상자

고등학교 이상 학력 소지자 누구나 지원할 수 있으며 총 40명 이내로 신입생을 선발한다.

### 입학절차

서류평가와 심층면접으로 이루어져 있으며 지원서, 자기소개서, 증빙서류를 제출해야 한다. 접수비는 3만원이다. 1년 2회 봄학기와 가을학기에 학생을 선발하고 3월과 9월에 학기가 시작된다. 다음 3가지 평가요소를 기준으로 학생을 선발한다.

•대안대학 파이의 취지와 교육과정에 대한 충분한 이해 정도

•직업적 역량을 강화하기 위한 실습과 프로젝트 수행 동기

•교육적 결과를 개인의 발전만이 아닌 사회기여에 사용하려는 의지

## 교육요소

### 교육과정의 구성

전체 체계는 다음과 같다.

1. 프로젝트 교육과정

매학기 수강하며, 소그룹으로 구성된 학생들이 '학생-교수-현장전문가'의 구도에서 일련의 프로젝트를 수행한다. 기초역량과 트랙핵심 과정에서 학습한 내용을 사회현장에서 실질적인 결과물로 도출해내는 실전과정이다.

2. 기초역량 교육과정

매학기 수강하며, 실천을 위한 기초단계로서 주체성과 능동성을 기르는 '태도기초'와 산업현장에서 필요한 역량을 기르는 '취업,창업 기초'로 구성되어있다.

3. 트랙핵심 교육과정

매학기 주트랙과 타트랙 선택과목을 수강하게되며 4개의 트랙의 핵심내용에 대한 균형있는 학습을 통해 융합적 사고방법을 습득하고 전문성을 갖추게 된다. 트랙은 총 4개로 다음과 같다.

* 심리⋅상담 트랙 Recovery Professional

심리학과 상담학의 원리와 방법을 활용하여, 각 개인의 선한 심리적 특성을 회복시키고 최대의 잠재력이 개발되도록 돕는 전문성 육성

* 건축⋅디자인 트랙 Design Professional

실용적이며 현실적인 건축⋅개발 부분의 사업능력을 배양하고, 예술적 만족감과 심미적 안정을 통해 개인 및 사회구성원들의 삶의 질 향상을 돕는 전문성 육성

* 지역커뮤니티 트랙 Community Professional

지역사회 구성원들이 자신의 삶의 터전에서 주거⋅경제⋅교육⋅복지 영역의 최대 행복을 이룰 수 있도록 돕는 전문성 육성

* 인문IT 트랙 Humanity-Information Technology Professional

기술은 삶에 편리함을 가져다주지만 개인들의 각기 다른 삶의 목적은 인문학적 지혜를 통해 풍요롭게 충족될 수 있음을 고려하여, IT기술을 배우는 것을 넘어 가상공간에서 소통하고 협업하며 인문학적 삶의 방식을 살 수 있도록 돕는 전문성

### 교육과정의 특성

* 파이 융합형 교육과정

트랙을 넘나드는 과목을 선택이수, 자신이 선택한 주트랙 외 3개 트랙의 전문 내용 이수, 트랙간 내용을 통합한 교과목 수강을 통해 자신의 전문분야 학습에 그치는 것이 아니라 다양한 분야를 넘나들며 통합적 시각과 태도를 갖출 수 있도록 한다.

* 현장형 교육과정

사회 현안 및 미래사회 이슈를 다루는 다수의 프로제트 수업을 기반으로 강의-토론식 수업과 캠퍼스 밖 도제식 수업의 병행함으로써 '선도하는 전문가'로 성장할 수 있도록 돕는다.

## 기타-파이교육그룹

* 파이에듀뉴스.

파이에듀뉴스는 교육과 상담을 관련 소식을 전하는 인터넷신문사이다.

http://www.pie-news.com/

* 파이 심리상담센터

http://www.pie-edu.kr/counseling

파이 심리상담센터는 대안대학 파이의 부설센터로 다양한 상담 프로그램, 심릭교육, 심리검사 프로그램이 마련되어있다.

* 대안대학 파이 사이트

http://www.pie-edu.kr/
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Integration

Integration is a fictional concept in the Interface Series that refers to the act of making a group of people independently invented flesh interfaces.

In The Investigator's Narrative Part 04 it is mention that the name of the practice comes from Soviet Russia.

## Practice

The integration is mostly done on involuntary subjects.

A common method of integration is to isolate a small semi-independent community such as a village. After the community can't contact the outside world anymore their water and food supplies can be dosed with LSD to achieve the formation of a new interface.
Chitinous Cruciform

Chitinous Cruciform is a fictional concept in the Interface Series.

There may or may not be some relationship between the Chitinous Cruciforms that are mentioned appearing around underwater portals on Earth in The Investigator's Narrative (which are described as being alien in origin), and the alien arthropods of The Arthropod's Narrative.
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## Fairy Queen - Tami Stronach

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The Video Narratives Part 01

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지식순환협동조합 대안대학

교육 협동조합에 기반하고 있는 지순협 대안대학은, 경쟁교육을 극복하고 공감과 협력을 가르치는 학교이다. 총 8쿼터 (쿼터당 3개월)의 교육기간 중 여섯 쿼터 동안 자기 자신, 그리고 자신을 둘러싼 사회에 대해 경험하고 공부하고 마지막 두 쿼터 동안은 자신의 진로에 맞춰 전공을 창조해 졸업결과물을 내면 졸업한다.

## 지식순환협동조합 대안대학

### 홈페이지

페이스북 https://www.facebook.com/kunion2013카페 http://cafe.naver.com/freeuniv

## 외적 요소

### 교육대상

지식순환협동조합 소비자 조합원 가입자 중 원서 접수, 심층 면접을 통해 약 40명 선발 (학력이나 연령의 제한은 없음)

### 비용

1쿼터 (3개월) 등록금 900,000원 (졸업까지 총 8쿼터 수강을 요함)

## 교육 요소

### 소재

교육 과정은 크게 이론 과정과 워크숍 과정을 병행한다. 이론 과정은 <개인과 삶>, <개인과 사회>, <개인과 자연>의 영역으로 구분되며 워크숍 과정은 <자기탐구와 삶의 설계>, <자기표현 및 문화기획>의 영역으로 구분된다.

## 외적 요소

### 장소

서울시 은평구 통일로 684 서울혁신파크 1동 402호에서 수업, 휴식 및 자습을 할 수 있다. (3,6호선 불광역 2번 출구에서 도보 5분 소요)

### 시간

이론 과정은 저녁 7시~9시 위주로, 워크숍 과정은 낮 2시~4시 위주로 편성된다. 과목별로 주 1회 2시간이 진행되며, 1쿼터 당 총 8~10개 과목이 개설된다고 한다.

### 교육 제공자 및 소비자

지식순환협동조합 (이하 지순협)의 조합원은 대안대학에 생산자/소비자로 참여할 수 있으며, 주요 의사결정 (ex.연 2회 교육과정 개편)에 참여할 수 있다.

생산자 조합원은 지식생산자로서 대안대학, 대중강좌등에서 강사로 활동하게 된다. 강사료도 받을 수 있으며 교과 위원회 참여 등 교육과정도 직접 구성할 수 있다. (출자금 200,000원 이상, 월 조합비 10,000원 이상 납부 필요)

소비자 조합원은 지식소비자로서 지순협의 강좌, 세미나 등에 저렴한 가격으로 참여할 수 있다. 대안대학 입학은 지순협 소비자 조합원만 가능하다. (출자금 30,000원 이상, 월 조합비 10,000원 이상 납부 필요)

### 비용

지순협 대안대학은 총 8쿼터의 수강 후 졸업이 가능하며, 1쿼터는 3개월의 기간동안 진행된다. 등록금은 1개월 300,000원, 즉 1쿼터 900,000원이다.

## 교육 소재

### 교육 소재

지순협 대안대학의 교육 과정은 크게 이론 과정과 워크숍 과정을 병행하도록 되어있다. 총체적인 교육 과정의 내용은 아래 표와 같다.

  개인과 사회
  개인과 자연
  **워크숍 과정**
  자기표현 및 문화기획

자세한 교육과정의 내용 알아보기 (클릭)

### 교육 목적

지순협 대안대학은 '공감과 협력의 교육'을 이념으로 한다. 다른 사람의 목소리를 듣고 그들의 고통에 공감, 연대할 수 있으며, 경쟁을 넘어 공유와 협력을 하는 것을 중시한다.

## 교육 양상

### 교육의 시작

지순협 대안대학에서의 교육을 희망하는 사람들은 우선 지순협의 소비자 조합원으로 가입 후, 대안 대학 입학에 지원해야 한다. 지순협 소비자 조합원이라면 대안대학 입학 지원에는 학력 및 연령의 제한은 없다. 원서 접수 이후 심층 면접에 합격해야 최종적으로 대안 대학에 입학하게 된다. (2016년 기준 40명이 최종 선발인원이라고 한다)

한 학기당 이론 과정 2개 과목, 워크숍 1개 과목 이상을 신청해 수강해야 한다. 한 학기 당 10개 정도의 강의가 개설된다고 한다.

### 교육의 전개

수강한 과목을 해당 시간에 들으면 된다. 성적의 평가가 있지만 등급제는 아니며 Pass/ Non Pass의 평가가 이루어진다. 8강 중 3회 이상 결석시 Non Pass에 해당한다. 또 강의 종강 후 진행되는 학예 발표회에도 참석해야한다.

1~6쿼터까지 전공 강좌를 듣는 시기에 해당해 이론과 워크숍 과정의 다섯 개 분야 과목을 자유롭게 수강 (60학점 이상 수강 요함)하면 된다. 1~2 쿼터에는 개론 성적의 강좌가, 3~4쿼터에는 심화 과정이 배치된다. 5쿼터에는 동서양을 아우르는 고전 강독 수업이 진행되고, 6쿼터에서는 대안사회와 대안적 삶에 대한 지식을 쌓게 된다.

7~8쿼터의 경우 자유 전공 학기에 해당해 졸업 이후의 삶을 스스로 설계하는 과정을 밟게 된다. 특정한 전공이 정해져 있는 것이 아니라 말 그대로 자신의 진로에 맞춰 자유롭게 전공을 창조하면 된다. 이 과정에는 담임 교수의 심층적 코치를 통해 개별 세미나, 현장 경험 쌓기 등을 할 수 있다.

### 교육의 종결

대안 대학의 졸업을 통해 교육이 종결된다. 졸업을 위해서는 6쿼터까지 총 60학점의 이수가 필요한데, 이 때 앞서 교육 소재에서 소개했던 5개 영역의 과목들을 반드시 하나씩은 이수해야 한다. 또 7~8쿼터에 걸쳐 졸업 결과물을 제출해야한다. 결과물의 형식(논문, 작품 등)은 제한되어있지 않으며 제출한 결과물의 심사를 걸쳐 졸업 인증 여부가 논의된다.

1. ↑ 왜 지순협 대안대학인가?
멋쟁이 사자처럼

"비전공자에게 코딩을 가르치면 어떤 일이 벌어질지 궁금했다." '멋쟁이 사자처럼' 이두희 대표의 말이다. 그는 2013년 서울대학교 컴퓨터공학 박사과정을 포기하고 '멋쟁이 사자처럼'을 시작했다. '멋쟁이 사자처럼'은 사자가 백수의 왕이란 점에 착안하여 백수가 된 이두희 대표가 지은 이름이다. 첫 의도는 비전공자에게 코딩을 가르쳐주면 어떤 일이 일어날지 궁금해서 시도한 실험적 동아리였다. 하지만 내부적으로나 외부적으로나 반응이 뜨거웠다. 컴퓨터에 문외한이었던 다양한 분야의 학생들이 멋쟁이 사자처럼을 통해 배운 코딩 기술과 기존에 가슴속에만 품고있던 기발한 아이디어를 접목하여 놀라운 결과를 만들어냈다. 그리고 구글, 아마존 웹 서비스 등의 다양한 기업들의 후원으로 지난 4년간 1,907명의 학생들이 무료로 코딩을 공부할 수 있게되었다.

코딩이 대세다. 스티브잡스가 "모든 사람은 코딩을 배워야한다."라고 이야기할 정도로 코딩의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 우리나라에서도 2018년부터 코딩이 초, 중등교육이 정규과목으로 들어설 예정이다. 이런 빠른 변화에 발맞추어 코딩의 대중화에 선구자적 역할을 한 '멋쟁이 사자처럼'의 앞으로의 활약이 기대된다.

## 교육요소

### 교육소재

* HTML&CSS

* RUBY ON RAILS
* JAVASCRIPT/JQUERY
* NODEJS
* TWITTER BOOTSTRAP
* IONIC FRAMEWORK
* ANGULARJS
* AMAZON WEB SERVICE

### 교육방식

1. 온/오프라인 활동: 온라인 강의 플랫폼 '클래스라이언'을 통해 강의를 수강하고, 과제를 제출하고, 질문을 게시하며 자신과 뜻을 함께하는 동료를 찾는다.
2. 과제&미니 프로젝트: 온라인으로 학습한 내용들을 과제를 통해 복습하고 미니 프로젝트를 통해 실제로 적용해본다.
3. 해커톤: 모든 학생들이 한자리에 모여 그동안 길러온 코딩실력을 이용해 그동안 꿈꿔왔던 아이디어를 1박 2일동악 직접 서비스로 구현하는 축제의 장이다.
4. 아이디어톤: 경쟁이 아닌 공유에 가치를 둔 멋쟁이 사자처럼만의 아이디어 경진대회.학생들은 자신이 만들 서비스를 직접 기획하고, 전문가들의 멘토링을 통해 창업 아이템을 현실에 맞게 구체화한다.
5. AI Competition: 팀별 AI 로직을 만들고, 토너먼트를 통해 최고의 AI를 뽑는 프로그램이다.
6. 기업방문이벤트: 멋쟁이사자처럼 후원사 및 스타트업 방문을 통해 서비스 운영에 대해 배운다.

## 교육 양상

### 교육의 시작

면접을 통해 공부를 돕고 커리큘럼 및 행사 운영을 함께할, 소프트웨어에 대한 이해가 높은 운영진을 선발한다. 그리고 자신의 아이디어를 표현하는 자유양식의 자기소개서를 통해 학생을 선발한다. 모집정원은 유동적이며 학습의지와 서비스에 대한 열의가 주요 평가기준이다. 기초생활수급자와 차상위계층은 모두 선발한다.

### 교육의 전개

매년 새로이 개발되는 커리큘럼을 바탕으로 '클래스라이언'을 통해 온라인으로 강의를 수강하고 다른 학생들과 네트워크를 형성한다. 지역 및 학교별로 팀을 이루어 오프라인 세미나를 개최하기도 한다. 아이디어톤, AI Competition, 기업방문 등 다양한 오프라인 프로그램을 통해 강의를 통해 습득한 지식을 직접 적용하고 실제 현장을 탐색하는 등의 경험을 갖는다.

### 교육의 종결

아이디어톤에서 구체화한 아이디어를 해커톤 행사를 통해 실제로 개발해본다. 1박 2일간의 해커톤 행사를 마지막으로 학생들은 모든 과정을 이수하게되며 멋쟁이사자처럼 네트워크의 공식 일원이 된다.

## 교육의 결과 및 변화

지난 4년간 1,907명의 학생들이 212개의 서비스를 제작하였다. 대표적인 예로 자기소개서 토탈 솔루션 '자소설닷컴', 카드 추천 가이드인 'banksalad', 대학생과외 포털 '탈잉', 학원 정보 플랫폼인 '강남 엄마' 등이 있다. “평생 불가능할 줄 알았던 웹 페이지 만들기, 앱 만들기가 가능해서 놀랍다. 나와는 다른 세계 이야기인 줄 알았는데 쉽게 다가갈 수 있게 해줘서 고맙다” "인생의 전환점이 되었다" 등의 학생들의 피드백이 '멋쟁이 사자처럼'이 가져온 긍적적인 변화를 증명해준다.