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Dryosaurus

***Dryosaurus*** (name meaning "*Oak Lizard*") is a genus of an ornithopod dinosaur that originated during the Late Jurassic period in what is now North America, Europe, and Africa. Measuring around 4 meters long and weighing 100 kg, this small hypsilophodont dinosaur is an early relative of the iguanodont family of the Cretaceous period.

In the episode "***Land of Giants II: Ballad of Big Al***", a flock Dryosaurus were brought to the park from Late Jurassic Wyoming, 150 million years ago. They reside in the Ostrich Paddock Enclosure.
Basilosaurus

***Basilosaurus*** (name meaning "*King Lizard*") is a genus of archaeocete cetacean that originated during the Late Eocene epoch in what is now North America, Asia, and Africa. Measuring 18 meter long and weighing 60 tons, it was the top predator in the Tethys ocean during its existence.

In the Series 3 episode "***Big Blue Killer Whale**,*" a female *Basilosaurus* and her mate were brought to the park from Late Eocene Africa, 36 million years ago. They reside in the Whale Watching Enclosure where the female eventually gave birth to a calf.

## Trivia

* Basilosaurus is the largest prehistoric whale brought to the park.
* The sound effects of Basilosaurus are that of whales.
Haringtonhippus

**(Stilt-Legged Horse)**

***Haringtonhippus*** is a genus of equine from the Pleistocene of North America The genus is monospecific, consisting of the species ***H. francisci***, initially described in 1915 by Oliver Perry Hay as *Equus francisci*. Prior to the naming of the genus, it was sometimes referred to as the **New World stilt-legged horse**, in reference to its slender distal limb bones, in contrast with those of contemporary "stout legged" caballine true horses.

In the Series 3 finale "***Mammoth's Undertaking Journey***", a herd of a dozen Haringtonhippus were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene North America 11,000 years ago. They reside in the Mammoth Tundra Enclosure with other ice age animals.
Ouranosaurus

***Ouranosaurus*** (name meaning "*Brave Lizard*") is a genus of herbivorous basal hadrosauriform dinosaur that originated during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Africa. Measured about 7 meters long and weighing over 3 tons, *Ouranosaurus* had a hump similar to that of present day camels.

In the Series 2 episode "***Battle for Dominance**,*" a herd of Ouranosaurus were rescued and brought to the park from Mid Cretaceous Africa, 95 million years ago. They reside in the Hadrosaur Springs Enclosure.
Muskox

The **muskox** (***Ovibos moschatus***), also spelled **musk ox** and **musk-ox**, plural **muskoxen** or **musk oxen**, is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. Native to the Arctic, it is noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males during the seasonal rut, from which its name derives. This musky odor has the effect of attracting females during mating season. Its Inuktitut name "umingmak" translates to "the bearded one".

Prior to the start of the series, a herd of Muskox were brought to the park from North America. They reside in the Mammoth Tundra with other animals.
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Genyornis

**Genyornis** is a large, flightless bird that lived in Australia. Over two metres in height, they were likely either omnivorous or herbivorous. They became extinct 30±5 thousand years ago. Many other species became extinct in Australia around that time, coinciding with the arrival of humans.

In the episode, ***Dragon of the Outback***, a pair of Genyornis were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene Australia, 65,000 years ago. They reside in the Giraffe Grasslands Enclosure.

## Trivia

* The sound effects of *Genyornis* are that of ostrich, cassowary and crane sound effects.
Paranthropus

**Paranthropus** (name meaning "*Strongly Built*"), originally called ***Zinjanthropus*** is a species of ape that lived in Africa. It evolved from Australopithecus and has massive back teeth. They were similar to modern gorillas because of their diet and behavior.

In the Series 3 episode "*The Walking Ape*", a group of Paranthropus were brought to the park from Early Pleistocene Africa, 2 million years ago. They reside in the Ape-Man Jungle Enclosure.

## Journal Entry

Paranthropus were adapted brilliantly to make the most of the foods that surrounded them. They had powerful muscles in their teeth, an enormous jaw, and back teeth four times the size of a modern humans' which meant they ate the toughest vegatation such as the roots of reeds and hardened Acacia pods. Their specialisms made Paranthropus incredibly successful especially during a long dry season when many animals found the going hard. They were the masters of one trade, unlike other apemen that shared their environment like Homo Habilis who were instead the jack-of-all-trades. Although Paranthropus was almost entirely vegetarian, scientists know from tell-tale signs in their teeth that there was one kind of meat that they couldn't resist and that was termites which were doubly irresistible.
Grooming is how all apes bonded with each other, and Paranthropus was no exception. Sometimes when the wet season comes, Paranthropus sometimes displayed when it started to rain either because it was out of sheerexhilaration or probably they hated getting wet, but it's common behavior in modern apes. Sadly much like modern Gorillas, Paranthropus were useless at building shelter to keep them dry.
Paleo-Indian

### Attributes

Appearance similar to modern humans; stitching clothing; spears similar to Cro-Magnons

## Biography

### Locations

North America

**Paleo-Indians**, **Paleoindians** or **Paleo-Americans** sometimes referred to as the **Clovis People** are the first peoples who entered, and subsequently inhabited, the Americas during the final glacial episodes of the late Pleistocene period. The prefix *paleo-* comes from the Greek adjective *palaios* 'old; ancient'. The term *Paleo-Indians* applies specifically to the lithic period in the Western Hemisphere and is distinct from the term *Paleolithic*.

In the Series 3 finale "***Mammoth's Undertaking Journey***", Paleo-Indians are among the Ice Age humans Allen and his group try to avoid. They saw a group of them hunting a Paramylodon that was grazing on leaves. Later a hunting party of them were hunting a herd of Woolly Mammoths and killed one. Unlike their European counterparts the Cro-Magnons which a tribe of them followed Allen through the portal from Siberia 40,000 years ago. The Paleo-Indians did not follow the team through the portal.

## Gallery

A Paleo-Indian being attacked by an Arctodus.A hunting party of Paleo-Indians killing a ParamylodonPaleo-Indians chasing away a Smilodon.A hunting party of Paleo-Indians attacking a herd of Woolly Mammoths.A young Paleo-Indian being confronted by a Megalonyx.A pair of Paleo-Indians hunting in the forest.A Paleo-Indian campsite
Greater Kudu

* Bull
* Cow

The **greater kudu** (***Tragelaphus strepsiceros***) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, *T. imberbis*.

Prior to the start of the series, a herd of Greater Kudu were brought to the park from Africa. They reside in the Giraffe Grasslands Enclosure with other animals.
Aurochs

The ***Aurochs***, also known as ***Urus*** or ***Ure***, is a genus of large and ancient wild cattle that inhabited Asia, Europe, and North Africa. The ancestor of domestic cattle, the species survived in Europe until 1627, when the last recorded aurochs died in the Jaktorów Forest, Poland.

In the Series 3 finale "***Mammoth's Undertaking Journey***", a herd of a dozen Aurochs were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene Europe, 30,000 years ago. They reside in the Mammoth Tundra Enclosure with other animals. The only subspecies of Aurochs that is brought to the park is the Eurasian subspecies.

## Gallery

An Aurochs grazing in the forest.An Aurochs confronting a group of Cro-Magnons.An Aurochs being attacked by Cro-Magnons.
Placerias

***Placerias*** (name meaning "*Broad Body*") is a genus of dicynodont that originated during the Late Triassic period in what is now North America. Measuring 3 meters long and weighing around a ton, *Placerias* was an ancient species of stem-mammal-like reptile.

In the Series 2 premiere "***New Blood***", a herd of Placerias (consisting ten adults and five juveniles) were brought to the park from Late Triassic Arizona, 220 million years ago. They reside in the Scutosaur Desert Enclosure.

## Trivia

* Placerias is the last Dicynodont brought to the park.
Leaellynasaura

Leaellynasaura ( name meaning "Leaellyn's Lizard") is a genus of small herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs from the Mid Cretaceous in what is now Australia.

In the Series 2 episode "***Spirits of the Ice Forest***", a flock of Leaellynasaura where brought to the park from Mid Cretaceous Australia, 106 million years ago. They reside in the Ostrich Paddock enclosure.
Apidium

Apidium (name meaning ''Small Bull'') is genus of primate that lived during the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene in what is now Africa.

In the Series 3 premiere "*New Dawn*," a group of Apidium were brought to the park from Late Eocene Africa, 36 million years ago. They reside in the Ape-Men Jungle Enclosure with other primates.
Embolotherium

* Version 1
* Version 2

***Embolotherium*** (name meaning "*Battering-Ram Beast*") is a genus of brontothere that originated during the Late Eocene epoch in what is now Africa and Asia. From hundreds of known specimens, this prehistoric perissodactyl, or "odd-toed" mammal, is related to a rhinoceros.

In the Series 3 episode "***Big Blue Killer Whale**,*" a herd of a dozen Embolotherium were brought to the park from Late Eocene, Africa 36 million years ago. They reside in the Giraffe Grasslands Enclosure.

## Journal Entry

In another differance to rhinos, the outgrowths on Embolotherium's nose were not horn or hair, but bone which were more for show rather than head butting. The bone crests were far to brittle for fighting. Female Embolotherium were fiercely protective to their calves when predators like Andrewsarchus tried to attack them even when they are dead. Like most mammals, Embolotherium had a very strong bond with their offsprings and would have defended them for as long as they can.

## Gallery

An Embolotherium calfA female Embolotherium defending her dead calf.
## Trivia

* Embolotherium is the first largest mammal brought to the park.
Megalograptus

### Attributes

Sharp pincers; thick carapace; flat, fluke-like tail; long arms covered in spines

## Biography

### Locations

North America

Megalograptus (name meaning "Big Writing") is a genus of eurypterid that originated during the Late Ordovician Era in what is now North America. These sea scorpions are famous for being among the first creatures to come onto dry land.

## Trivia

* Megalograptus is the first Sea Scorpion brought to the park.
Homo Heidelbergensis

Homo Heidelbergensis is a species of archaic humans in the genus Homo, which radiated in the Middle Pleistocene from about 700,000 to 300,000 years ago. The derivation of Cro-Magnons, and therefore, a modern man from H. rhodesiensis has often been proposed but is obscured by a fossil gap from 400–260 kya. Homo Helidelbergensis is a much more likely ancestor. They are also the ancestors of Neanderthals. They are the first humans to set foot into Europe, having arrived there from Africa and the Middle East.

## Journal Entry

Unlike modern humans, Homo Heidelbergensis had only seen the world around them as it is. They couldn't do what modern humans took for granted, and pictured worlds of a different kind, in one case a world beyond death. There's no evidence that Homo Heidelbergensis ever made to see the world as a modern human does. They lacked the final thing that made humans unique and that was imagination. By 500,000 years ago, Homo Heidelbergensis were spread throughout Europe and Africa, but nature splited the population into two and they evolved into two separate species in Europe they became Neanderthals, in Africa they became Homo Sapiens
Chalicotherium

***Chalicotherium*** (name meaning "*Pebble Beast*") is a genus of odd-toed Chalicotheriidae ungulates that originated during the Middle Miocene in what is now Europe and Asia. Standing 3 meters tall and weighing over a ton, the prehistoric mammals were distantly related to modern horses, tapirs and rhinoceroses, but were also a branch of their own.

In the Series 3 episode "***The Big, the Bad, and the Ugly***," several *Chalicotherium* were brought to the park from Late Oligocene Mongolia, 25 million years ago. They reside in the Ape-Man Jungle Enclosure with other animals.
Megaladapis

**(Giant Lemur)**

### Attributes

Large size; eyes on the side; large canines; long fingers and toes; Koala-like attributes

## Biography

### Locations

Madagascar

***Megaladapis***, informally known as the **koala lemur**, is a genus belonging to the family **Megaladapidae**, consisting of three extinct species of giant lemurs that once inhabited the island of Madagascar.

In the Series 4 episode "New Arrivals", a pair of Megaladapis were brought to the park from Early Holocene Madagascar, 2,000 years ago. They reside in the Ape-Man Jungle Enclosure with other lemurs.
Anchisaurus

## Physiology

### Description

Early predecessor of the sauropods, but with shorter necks than its descendants and quadrupedal and bipedal similar to Plateosaurus

### Attributes

Shorter neck than its descendants; quadrupedal and bipedal

## Biography

### Locations

North America

***Anchisaurus*** is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur. It lived during the Early Jurassic Period, and its fossils have been found in the red sandstone of the Portland Formation, Northeastern United States, which was deposited from the Hettangian age into the Sinemurian age, between about 200 and 195 million years ago.

In the Series 2 episode "*Killers of the Rainforest*", a family of Anchisaurus were brought to the park from Early Jurassic North America, 200 million years ago.
Desmatosuchus

## Physiology

### Description

A large quadrupedal reptile with armor on it's body and spikes on it's shoulders

## Biography

### Locations

North America

***Desmatosuchus*** (name meaning "*Link Crocodile*") is a genus of archosaur that lived during the Late Triassic and coexisted with dinosaurs such as Coelophysis and Plateosaurus.

In the Series 2 premiere "***New Blood***", a pair of Desmatosuchus were brought to the park from Late Triassic Arizona, 220 million years ago. They reside in the Scutosaur Enclosure.
Norway Lemming

The **Norway lemming**, also known as the **Norwegian lemming** is a common species of lemming found in northern Fennoscandia, where it is the only vertebrate species endemic to the region. The Norway lemming dwells in tundra and fells, and prefers to live near water. Adults feed primarily on sedges, grasses and moss. They are active at both day and night, alternating naps with periods of activity.

Prior to the start of the series, a couple of Norway Lemmings were brough to the park from Norway. They reside in the Mammoth Tundra Enclosure due to being a tundra animal.
Lystrosaurus

***Lystrosaurus*** ( name meaning ''Shovel Lizard'') is a genus of herbivorous dicynodont therapsids from the Late Permian and Early Triassic. It lived in what is now Antarctica, Asia, Eurasia and Africa.

In the Series 1 finale "***Dawn of the Mesozoic***", a herd of a dozen Lystrosaurus were brought to the park from Early Triassic Antarctica, 248 million years ago. They reside in the Scutosaur Desert Enclosure.
Bighorn Sheep

* Ram
* Ewe

The **bighorn sheep** (***Ovis canadensis***) is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns might weigh up to 14 kg (30 lb); the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg (315 lb). Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of *Ovis canadensis*, one of which is endangered: *O. c. sierrae*.

Sheep originally crossed to North America over the Bering Land Bridge from Siberia; the population in North America peaked in the millions, and the bighorn sheep entered into the mythology of Native Americans.

Prior to the start of the series, a herd of Bighorn Sheep were brought to the park from North America. They reside in the Mammoth Tundra with other animals.
American Cheetah

* M. inexpectatus
* M. trumani

The **American cheetah** is either of two feline species of the genus ***Miracinonyx***, endemic to North America during the Pleistocene from 2 million to 10,000 years ago and morphologically similar to the modern cheetah (*Acinonyx jubatus*). These cats were originally known from fragments of skeletons, but nearly complete skeletons have been recovered from Natural Trap Cave in northern Wyoming.

In the Series 3 finale "***Mammoth's Undertaking Journey***", a couple of American Cheetahs of both species were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene North America, 11,000 years ago.
Nanosaurus

***Nanosaurus*** (name meaning "*Dwarf Lizard*"), also called ***Othnielia*** (name meaning "*For Othniel*"), is a genus of neornithischian dinosaur that originated during the Late Jurassic period in what is now North America. Measuring 2 meters long, weighing 10 kg, and named after its original describer, this small dinosaur is a relative of *Dryosaurus*.

In the episode "***Land of Giants II: Ballad of Big Al***", a flock Nanosaurus were brought to the park from Late Jurassic Wyoming, 150 million years ago. They reside in the Ostrich Paddock Enclosure.
Baryonyx

***Baryonyx*** (name meaning "*Heavy Claw*") is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that originated during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Europe. A relative of *Spinosaurus* and named for its very large claw on the first finger, *Baryonyx* has a long and narrow snout comparable to that of a crocodile.

In the Series 2 episode "***Master of the Skies***", a pair of *Baryonyx* were brought to the park from Europe 127 million years ago.

## Facts

### Era and Discovery

*Baryonyx* was lived on England with other Dinosaurs, like *Hypsilophodon*, *Iguanodon*, and *Polacanthus*. About 130 million years ago, Baryonyx were once the top predators in Europe. Baryonyx was comfurmed to a netrual dinosaur throwds others. They can eats fish and other dinosaurs, but became extinct, when other dinosaurs survives in Englend.

In‭ ‬1983‭ ‬a fossil hunter named William Walker discovered a large fossilised claw in a clay pit.‭ ‬Retrieval of this claw also resulted in the recovery of associated bones that revealed a new and previously unknown type of theropod dinosaur.‭ ‬Alan Charig and Angela Milner described and formerly named the new dinosaur *Baryonyx* after the initially discovered large and heavy claw.‭ ‬The species name *B. walkeri* is in honour of William Walker.

### Physical Attributes

Baryonyx is estimated to have been between 7.5 and 10 m (25 and 33 ft) long, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in hip height, and to have weighed between 1.2 and 1.9 t (1.3 and 2.1 short tons; 1.2 and 1.9 long tons). The fact that elements of the skull and vertebral column of the B. walkeri holotype specimen (NHM R9951) do not appear to have co-ossified (fused) suggests that the individual was not fully grown, and the mature animal may have been much larger (as is the case for some other spinosaurids). On the other hand, the specimen's fused sternum indicates that it may have been mature.

### Behavior & Traits

Baryonyx is a theropod dinosaur which lived in the early Cretaceous Period; its a spinosaurid, a member of the same group as the northern African dinosaurs Spinosaurus and Suchomimus. They're territorial and aggressive, living in flooded natural caves that are found along the river. They can mostly eats Fish and Small Dinosaurs, It's more lickly reason that Baryonyx hunts in the river, while open his mouth, they can catch fish on their own by open wide, untill they succsesfull lurying trap, if they are failed to catch fish, the fish most lickly swims away.

they mate during the wet season. In mating season, males and females venture away from the Marshes to pair up privately in coastal caves, remaining there until the season ends. The females will then make their nests near lakes surrounded by dense jungles and will protect their eggs until the day they hatch, with help from their mates. During this time, they become extremely aggressive to any intruders that come near their nests, notably theropods of all sizes, including Tyrannosaurus rex.
Dilophosaurus

***Dilophosaurus*** (name meaning "*Two-Crested Lizard*") is a genus of dilophosaurid theropod dinosaur that originated during the Early Jurassic period in what is now North America. A ferocious dinosaur measuring seven meters long and weighing 400 kilos, *Dilophosaurus* is one of the earliest theropod dinosaurs, recognized by the two crests on its head.

In the Series 2 episode "***Killers of the Rainforest***", a family of Dilophosaurus were brought to the park from Early Jurassic North America, 200 million years ago.
Age of Fishes I: Land Dwellers (Episode 1.5)

***Age of Fishes I: Land Dwellers*** is the fifth episode of the first series of *Prehistoric Earth: A Natural History*.

## Synopsis

The team travels back in time to the Devonian Era to rescue amphibian-like tetrapod *Hynerpeton*, primitive shark *Stethacanthus*, and giant river-fish *Hyneria*.

## Animals

* Hyneria (debut)
* Hynerpeton (debut)
* Stethacanthus (debut)
Polacanthus

***Polacanthus*** (name meaning "*Many Spikes*") is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that originated during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now North America and Europe. Measuring over 4 meters long and weighing 1 ton, *Polacanthus* was distantly related to the much bigger *Ankylosaurus*, which lived much later and was much larger than *Polacanthus*.

In the Series 2 episode "***Master of the Skies**,*" Eight *Polacanthus* were rescued from Early Cretaceous, 127 million years ago, consisting of four from Europe and four from North America.

## Facts

### Era & Discovery

*Polacanthus* lived in North America and Europe during the Early Cretaceous period from 130 – 112 million years ago. *Polacanthus* was named after a find on the Isle of Wight in 1865.

### Physical Attributes

*Polacanthus* was a small-medium sized Ankylosaur, standing about 3 feet tall, was 13 – 16 feet (4 – 5 m) long, and weighing over 1 – 2 ton (2,000 – 4,000 lbs). It was among the smallest members of the ankylosaur family.

Like Ankylosaurus, Polacanthus had armor and spikes, but like other nodosaurids, it lacked a tail club. Instead, it had additional spikes on the sides of its body armor, giving it extra reach and protection against such predators as *Utahraptor* and *Neovenator*.

### Behavior & Traits

A lumbering, spiky plant-eater that accompanied herds of *Iguanodon*, *Polacanthus* were often found accompanying around *Iguanodon* herds, presumably, for mutual protection. *Polacanthus* also often gorged on conifers, as its teeth and digestive system being less advanced, and also to avoid competing with the Iguanodons.

When confronted by predators, *Polacanthus* would face them front-on (unlike the *Ankylosaurus*, who turned sideways instead to better use their tail club) and keep them away via its front spikes. However, like Ankylosaurs, the only place on Polocanthus that was not armored was its underside.
Plains Zebra

The **plains zebra** (***Equus quagga***, formerly *Equus burchellii*), also known as the **common zebra**, is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. Its range is fragmented, but spans much of southern and eastern Africa south of the Sahara. Six or seven subspecies have been recognised, including the extinct quagga which was thought to be a separate species. More recent research supports variations in zebra populations being clines rather than subspecies.

Plains zebras are intermediate in size between the larger Grévy's zebra and the smaller mountain zebra and tend to have broader stripes than both. Great variation in coat patterns exists between clines and individuals. The plain zebra's habitat is generally, but not exclusively, treeless grasslands and savanna woodlands, both tropical and temperate. They generally avoid desert, dense rainforest and permanent wetlands. Zebras are preyed upon by lions and spotted hyenas, Nile crocodiles and, to a lesser extent, leopards, cheetahs and African wild dogs.

Plains zebras are a highly social species, forming harems with a single stallion, several mares and their recent offspring; bachelor groups also form. Groups may come together to form herds. The animals keep watch for predators; they bark or snort when they see a predator and the harem stallion attacks predators to defend his harem.

Prior to the start of the series, a herd of every subspecies of Plains Zebras were brought to the park from Africa. They reside in the Giraffe Grasslands Enclosure with other animals.
Leedsichthys

***Leedsichthys*** (name meaning "*Leed's Fish*") is a genus of Pachycormidae that originated during the Middle Jurassic period in what is now South America and Europe. Measuring 22 meters long and weighing 45 tons, this species of giant ray-finned fish was among the largest creatures in the Jurassic seas, outweighing even the huge pliosaur *Liopleurodon*.

In the episode "*Cruel Seas*," four *Leedsichthys* were brought to the park from Late Jurassic Europe, 149 million years ago.

## Facts

### Era & Discovery

*Leedsichthys* lived during the Middle-Late Jurassic period, 165 – 145 million years ago. It shared the waters with *Hybodus*, *Metriorhynchus*, *Ophthalmosaurus*, *Cryptoclidus*, and *Liopleurodon*. During the 1880s, the gentleman farmer Alfred Nicholson Leeds collected large fish fossils from loam pits near Peterborough, England.

### Physical Attributes

*Leedsichthys* was the largest fish that existed in the Jurassic period as well as the largest fish that ever lived. At minimum, they measured between 23 feet (7 m) and 54 feet (16.5 m). However, there were colossal individuals that measured 72 – 80 feet (22 – 24.5 m) long and weighing up to 45 tons (99,000 lbs.), making it the largest bony fish to ever live. Despite *Leedsichthys'* monstrous size, it was not without its predators. *Liopleurodon*, *Hybodus*, *Metriorhynchus*, and other marine carnivores might chance an attack if it is slightly away from the school because the slow *Leedsichthys* wouldn't attack back.

### Behavior & Traits

Like modern whale sharks and baleen whales, *Leedsichthys* was a gentle giant that lived on shrimp, jellyfish, fish, plankton, and any small animals floating in the Jurassic ocean. It would have swum slowly through the upper waters of the ocean, taking mouthfuls of plankton-rich water and sieving them through the giant mesh-plates at the back of its mouth.

Its feeding habits were similar to those of modern baleen whales. It was a ray-finned fish, making it a relative of most fish living on Earth today. *Leedsichthys* also lived in huge shoals. At a certain time of year, the lived on their fat reverse and that really shorted out the healthy fish from the sick ones.

## Trivia

* *Leedsichthys* is the largest fish to be brought to the park.
Geosternbergia

***Geosternbergia*** (name meaning "*Wing Without Teeth*") is a genus of pteranodontid pterodactyloid pterosaur that originated during the Middle Cretaceous period in what is now North America. Similar in appearance to *Pteranodon* and with a wingspan of 6 meters, *Geosternbergia* was one of the largest pterosaurs.
Kentisuchus

***Kentisuchus*** is a genus of gavialoid crocodylian that lived during the Early Eocene in what is now Europe.

In the Series 3 premiere "*New Dawn*," several Kentisuchus were brought to the park from Early Eocene Germany, 49 million years ago after nearly getting killed by volcanic gas. They reside in the Crocodilian Lake Enclosure.
Liliensternus

***Liliensternus*** (name meaning "*After Lilienstern*") is a genus of basal Neotheropod dinosaur that originated during the Middle Triassic period in what is now Europe. Closely related to *Coelophysis* and one of the first dinosaurs, *Liliensternus* was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic, measuring 5 meters long and weighing 250 kilos.

In the Series 2 premiere "***New Blood***", a pair of *Liliensternus* were brought to the park from Late Triassic Arizona, 220 million years ago.

## Facts

### Era & Discovery

As one of the first dinosaurs, *Liliensternus* lived in Europe during the Late Triassic Period, 228 – 208 million years ago. It shared its environment with reptiles and even other dinosaurs, like *Coelophysis* and *Plateosaurus*. *Liliensternus* was recovered in 1932 near Großen Gleichberg in the Trossingen Formation of the Middle Keuper Group in Thuringia, Germany, together with remains of *Ruehleia*.

### Physical Attributes

*Liliensternus* stood around 6 feet (2 m) tall, measured 17 feet (5.2 m) long, and weighed over 500 pounds, making it one of the largest Triassic theropod dinosaurs. *Liliensternus* walked on two legs as humans do.

*Liliensternus* was an active hunter: fast, agile, and perfectly adapted for their environment, which gave it an edge over other, more ancient, reptiles and amphibians, running on two powerful hind-legs, balanced by a long, graceful tail. It was a lightly built carnivore and was among the largest meat-eating dinosaurs of its time.

Like many early theropods, *Liliensternus* has a five-fingered hand, with a smaller fourth and fifth digit. The jaws were lined with sharp, blade-like teeth. The skull shows evidence of distinctive fin-like crests along the snout, much like dinosaurs like *Dilophosaurus*. These may have been for species recognition or as a display to attract a mate.

### Behavior & Traits

Although *Lilientsernus* was a large carnivore, it was still relatively small compared to larger plant-eating dinosaurs like *Plateosaurus*. It may have hunted those large herbivores, however, it mainly fed on dinosaur hatchlings and small animals instead. Additionally, they also lived and hunted in pairs. The males used their bright yellow head crests to impress females.

## Trivia

* *Liliensternus* is the largest Triassic predatory dinosaur brought to the park.
* The sound effects of *Liliensternus* are that of cougar, crocodile, and leopard sound effects.
Megantereon

***Megantereon*** is a machairodont felid from early Pliocene to middle Pleistocene North America, Eurasia, and Africa. It may have been the ancestor of the later Smilodon.

In the Series 3 episode "***The Walking Ape***", a few Megantereon were brought to the park from Pliocene Africa 3.2 million years ago. They reside in the Saber Tooth Rock Enclosure with other saber tooth cats.

Later in the Series 4 episode "New Arrivals", a Megantereon was seen waiting to feast on a wildebeest that was killed by a group of Homo Ergaster in Early Pleistocene Africa, 1½ million years ago. It was not rescued and brought to the park due to already being at the park.

## Trivia

* *Megantereon* hunted Australopithecus much more than it's relative Dinofelis.
Daeodon

**(Dinohyus)**

***Daeodon*** (name meaning "*Dreadful Tooth*"), commonly referred to as **Dinohyus** (name meaning "Terrible Hog"), sometimes called the ***Giant Boar*** is a genus of entelodont artiodactyl that originated during the Middle Oligocene epoch in what is now North America. Often referred to as the "*Boar from Hell*", this is the largest species of swine that ever existed.

## Trivia

* The sound effects of *Daeodon* are that of boar as well as walrus and cartoon bear sounds to make them seem more intimidating.
Eremotherium

Eremotherium is a species of giant ground sloth, in the family Megatheriidae, the largest and most heavily built family of sloths. Eremotherium lived in the southern parts of North America and the northern parts of South America from the Pliocene, around 5.3 million years ago, to the end of the Late Pleistocene, around 10,000 years ago. Eremotherium was widespread in tropical and subtropical lowlands and lived there in partly open and closed landscapes, while its close relative Megatherium lived in more temperate climes. Both genera reached the size of today's elephants and were among the largest mammals in the Americas. Characteristic of Eremotherium was its robust physique with comparatively long limbs and front and hind feet especially for later representatives- three fingers. However, the skull is relatively gracile, the teeth are uniform and high-crowned. Like today's sloths, Eremotherium was a pure herbivore who dined on leaves and grasses, though it may have had semi-aquatic habits like modern hippos based on isotopic data. Eremotherium was a generalist that could adapt its diet to the respective local and climatic conditions of many regions. Finds of Eremotherium are common and widespread, with fossils being found as far north as South Carolina in the United States and as far south as Rio Grande Do Sul, and many complete skeletons have been unearthed.

In the Series 3 episode "***Saving the Sabre Tooth**,*" a pair of Eremotherium and their young were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene North America, 30,000 years ago. They reside in the Ape Man Jungle Enclosure.
Moose

* Bull
* Cow

The **moose** (in North America) or **elk** (in Eurasia) (***Alces alces***) is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ***Alces***. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family dwarfed only by the prehistoric deer Megaloceros. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped") antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of the moose's range over time. It has been reintroduced to some of its former habitats. Currently, most moose occur in Canada, Alaska, New England (with Maine having the most of the lower 48 states), New York State, Fennoscandia, the Baltic states, Poland, Kazakhstan, and Russia.

Its diet consists of both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. Predators of moose include wolves, bears, humans, wolverines (rarely), and orcas (while feeding underwater). Unlike most other deer species, moose do not form herds and are solitary animals, aside from calves who remain with their mother until the cow begins estrus (typically at 18 months after birth of the calf), at which point the cow chases them away. Although generally slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive, and move quickly if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn features energetic fights between males competing for a female.

Prior to the start of the series, a couple of Moose were brought to the park from North America. They reside in the Mammoth Tundra with other animals.
American Mastodon

The ***American Mastodon***, or ***Mammut americanum*** (name meaning "Breast Tooth"), is a genus of Mammutidae that originated during the Late Miocene epoch in what is now North America, Europe, and Asia. A prehistoric relative of the African Elephant, the American Mastodon is also a cousin of both the *Columbian* and *Woolly Mammoths*.

In the Series 3 finale "***Mammoth's Undertaking Journey***", a herd of ten American Mastodons and their young were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene North America 11,000 years ago. They reside in the Mammoth Tundra enclosure with their mammoth relatives.

## Gallery

An American Mastodon driving away a Homotherium.
## Trivia

* The sound effects of the *American Mastodon* are elephant sound effects as well as Oliphaunt sounds from the Lord of the Rings.
Pristichampsus

***Pristichampsus*** (name meaning "Saw Crocodile") is a non-diagnostic and potentially dubious genus of crocodylian from Africa that is part of the monotypic **Pristichampsidae** family.

In the Series 3 episode "***Big Blue Killer Whale**,*" rather than being rescued a single Pristichampsus followed the team through the portal from Late Eocene Africa, 36 million years ago. It was than captured and put into the Crocodile Lake Enclosure with other Pristichampus the team brought to the park.
Black Rhinoceros

The **black rhinoceros**, **black rhino** or **hook-lipped rhinoceros** (***Diceros bicornis***) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Although the species is referred to as *black*, its colours vary from brown to grey. It is the only extant species of the genus *Diceros*.

The other African rhinoceros is the white rhinoceros (*Ceratotherium simum*). The word "white" in the name "white rhinoceros" is often said to be a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word *wyd* (Dutch *wijd*) meaning wide, referring to its square upper lip, as opposed to the pointed or hooked lip of the black rhinoceros. These species are now sometimes referred to as the square-lipped (for white) or hook-lipped (for black) rhinoceros.

Prior to the start of the series, several Black Rhinos were brought to the park from Africa. They reside in the Ape-Man Jungle Enclosure.
Proterosuchus

***Proterosuchus*** (name meaning "*First Crocodile*") is a genus of archosauriform chasmatosaur that originated during the Early Triassic period in what is now South Africa. Measuring 3 meters long and weighing 150 kg, this reptile is the oldest known ancestor of modern crocodilians.

In the Series 1 finale "***Dawn of the Mesozoic***", a group of Proterosuchus were brought to the park from Early Triassic Antarctica, 248 million years ago. They reside in the Crocodilie Lake Enclosure.
German Shepard

## Canis lupus familiaris

The **German Shepherd** or **Alsatian** is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899.

It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police work, and warfare. It is commonly kept as a companion dog, and according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013.

Allen owns a black furred German Shepard named Caine who accompanies him during his prehistoric rescue missions.
Bottlenose Dolphin

**Bottlenose dolphins** are aquatic mammals in the genus ***Tursiops.*** They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus*) and the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops aduncus*). Others, like the Burrunan dolphin (*Tursiops (aduncus) australis*), may be alternately considered their own species or be subspecies of *T. aduncus*. Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide, being found everywhere except for the Arctic and Antarctic Circle regions. Their name derives from the Latin *tursio* (dolphin) and *truncatus* for their characteristic truncated teeth.

Numerous investigations of bottlenose dolphin intelligence have been conducted, examining mimicry, use of artificial language, object categorization, and self-recognition. They can use tools (sponging; using marine sponges to forage for food sources they normally could not access) and transmit cultural knowledge from generation to generation, and their considerable intelligence has driven interaction with humans. Bottlenose dolphins gained popularity from aquarium shows and television programs such as *Flipper*. They have also been trained by militaries to locate sea mines or detect and mark enemy divers. In some areas, they cooperate with local fishermen by driving fish into their nets and eating the fish that escape. Some encounters with humans are harmful to the dolphins: people hunt them for food, and dolphins are killed inadvertently as a bycatch of tuna fishing and by getting caught in crab traps.

Prior to the start of the series, a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins were brought to the park. They reside in the Whale Watching Enclosure with other whales.
Peteinosaurus

***Peteinosaurus*** (name meaning "*Winged Lizard*") is a genus of pterosaur that originated during the Late Triassic period in what is now Europe. With a wingspan of roughly a meter wide, this was one of the smallest and earliest pterosaurs.

In the Series 2 premiere "***New Blood***", several Peteinosaurus were brought to the park from Late Triassic Arizona, 220 million years ago. Due to their small size they are one of the few animals allowed to roam freely.
Corythosaurus

***Corythosaurus*** (name meaning "*Helmet Lizard*") is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur that originated during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now North America. A relative of *Parasaurolophus*, this herbivorous dinosaur is distinguished by its bright colors and impressive head crest.
Borealosaurus

***Borealosaurus*** (name meaning "*North Wind Lizard*") is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that originated during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Asia. Measuring 20 meters long and weighing 20 tons, these were perhaps the largest animals of their time.

In the Series 2 episode "***Dinobirds**,*" a herd of a dozen Borealosaurus were brought to the park from Early Cretaceous China, 125 million years ago. They reside in the Sauropod Savanna Enclosure with their fellow sauropod relatives.

## Prehistoric Earth: A Natural History

### Series 2

The Borealosaurus made it's debut in the episode Dinobirds where a herd was first seen walking to the forest making a lot of noise. Allen explains to Rebecca that large dinosaurs like sauropods aren't usually found in dense forest. This is then followed by the *Microraptors* feeding off insects uncovered by bioturbation from the Borealosaurus herd. Later on, the team discovers a nesting site and realizes that the herd came so far into the forest to lay their eggs. Shortly after Allen captures a colony of ten Microraptors, the volcano erupts and one of the Borealosaurus panic and stampedes towards a netted *Microraptor*. Nigel saves it but the sauropod clipped one of it's wings. The team then sees the herd of Borealosaurus going down to the erupting volcano and heads down to save them.

They manages to get them through the time portal just before they died of suffocation. They put the Borealosaurus herd to the Sauropod Savannah enclosure where they roam the open savannas with other sauropod dinosaurs the team rescued.

### Series 3

In the episode The Big, the Bad, and the Ugly, Allen travels to the Sauropod Savannah enclosure where observed many of the sauropods roaming the enclosure's savannas and lake. He drove up towards one of the Borealosaurus that was nibbling on leaves of a small tree until it looks down on him and giving him a low growl.

## Trivia

* Borealosaurus is the smallest sauropod brought to the park.
Nothronychus

## Physiology

### Description

Large, bipedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck, small head, and large claws similar to Therizinosaurus

### Attributes

Large; prosauropod-like build; long neck; small head; a pot belly; huge arms; large claws similar to Therizinosaurus

## Biography

### Locations

North America

***Nothronychus*** (name meaning "Slothful Claw") is a genus of therizinosaurid theropod dinosaurs that lived during the Mid Cretaceous in what is now North America.

In the Series 4 episode "New Arrivals", a pair of Nothronychus were brought to the park from Late Cretaceous North America, 90 million years ago.
Ichthyosaurus

***Ichthyosaurus*** (name meaning "*Fish Lizard*") is a genus of ichthyosaurs that originated during the Early Jurassic period in what is now Europe and Asia. Measuring around 3 meters long and weighing 220 kg, it is among the best-known ichthyosaur, in addition to being the name-sake.

In the episode, "*Cruels Seas*," a pod consisting of nine individual *Ichthyosaurus* were brought to the park from Late Jurassic Europe, 149 million years ago. They reside in the Primeval Aquarium Enclosure.
Hippidion

***Hippidion*** (name meaning: "Little Horse*"*) is a genus of equine that lived in South America from the Late Pliocene to the end of the Late Pleistocene, between two million and 11,000 years ago. They were one of two lineages of equines native to South America during the Pleistocene epoch, alongside those of the *Equus* subgenus *Amerhippus*.

In the Series 3 episode "***Saving the Sabre Tooth***," a herd of a dozen *Hippidion* and their babies were brought to the park from Early Pleistocene South America, 1 million years ago. They reside in the Giraffe Grasslands Enclosure.
Astraspis

***Astraspis*** (name meaning "Star Shield") is a genus of primitive jawless fish from the Ordovician of Central North America including the Harding Sandstone of Colorado and Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming. It is also known from Bolivia. It is related to other Ordovician fishes, such as the South American *Sacabambaspis*, and the Australian *Arandaspis*.

In the Series 1 episode, **Eye of the Beast**, several Astraspis were brought to the park from Late Ordovician North America, 450 million years ago. They reside in the Primeval Aquarium Enclosure.
Paramylodon

**(Harlan's Ground Sloth)**

***Paramylodon*** is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae endemic to North America during the Pliocene through Pleistocene epochs, living from around ~4.9 Mya–11,000 years ago. It is also known as **Harlan's ground sloth**.

Like some other mylodontids, *Paramylodon* had osteoderms embedded within its skin. *Paramylodon* lived in open landscapes, sometimes also in mountainous locations, and were grazers or mixed feeders. Preserved footprints are known. The morphology of the forelimbs has led to suggestions that *Paramylodon* may have engaged in burrowing.

In the Series 3 episode "***Saving the Sabre Tooth**,*" a pair of Paramylodon and their young were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene North America, 30,000 years ago. They reside in the Ape Man Jungle Enclosure.

In the Series 3 finale "***Mammoth's Undertaking Journey***", while traveling through Late Pleistocene North America, 11,000 years ago, a Paramylodon was seen by the team grazing on leaves until it was killed by a hunting party of Paleo-Indians.

## Gallery

A Paramylodon being killed by a hunting party of Paleo-Indians.
Megacerops

**(Brontotherium)**

***Megacerops*** (name meaning "Large-Horned Face") Sometimes called **Brontotherium** (name meaning "Thunder Beast") is a genus of the prehistoric odd-toed ungulate (hoofed mammal) family Brontotheriidae, a group of rhinoceros-like browsers related to horses. It was endemic to North America during the Late Eocene from 38 to 33 million years ago.
Haast's Eagle

The **Haast's eagle** (*Hieraaetus moorei*, formerly called *Harpagornis moorei*) is a species of eagle that once lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouakai of Maori legend.

In Series 4 episode, "The End of Eden", several Haast's Eagles were brought to the park from Holocene New Zealand, 850 years ago. They reside in the Aviary Enclosure as the park's largest eagle.

## Trivia

* The Haast's Eagle is the largest eagle brought to the park