The Creatures of Dinoworld
Compsognathus cassidaes
Length: 3 ft
Appearances: Dawn of Scars
More mischevious than dangerous these dinosaurs stay in groups ranging from ten to twenty individuals but are known to live alone in some circumstances.
Parasaurolophus
Length: 31 ft
Appearances: Dawn of Scars
Parasaurolophus roam the northwestern territory in great herds, honking with their horns to communicate. Sadly, their blue color and strange head shape make them a common target for the poachers.
Deinonychus lewenii
Length: 9 ft
Appearances: Dawn of Scars
Named after Dr Marc Lewen, Deinonychus is covered in green feathers with a red striped pattern. During winter a thicker coat of feathers is grown that molt in spring. Generally moving in packs between five and eight individuals there are unconfirmed reports of packs as large as fifteen.
Trilobites
Length: Varies
Appearances: Dawn of Scars
Trilobites exist in abundance on dinoworld, with thousands of species already documented. Both freshwater and saltwater species are known to exist in the various seas and lakes.
Stegosaurus
Length: 30 ft
Appearances: Dawn of Scars
Stegosaurus is commonly found around the forest edges of the Northwestern Territory, feeding on bushes and roots, aswell as nuts that it can crack with its powerful beak.
Dimetrodon
Length: 10 ft
Appearances: Dawn of Scars
Dimetrodons are common scavengers throughout the northwestern territory. The sail changes color depending on the mood of the animal, when green, the dimetrodon is pleased, when yellow, it is disturbed, and when red, the dimetrodon is aggressive.
Styracosaurus
Length: 18 ft
Appearances: Dawn of Scars
Styracosaurus is commonly found in around the lost lake of the northwestern territory, and is easily recognizable due to its long spikes. It is a ceratopsian (horned face) just like Triceratops, but is lesser known by the genral public.
How it works
Even though the reptilian fauna of DW-435 B (Dinoworld) isn´t technically dinosaurs (they aren´t even part of Eukaryota due to originating on a different planet), they can still be classified as belonging to an order called "Dinosauria" and having the same genus names as the dinosaurs we know and love as they belong to two separate biological kingdoms, here´s a example: When the dinosaur Euhelopus was renamed from Helopus in 1956 it got the same genus name as a type of grass, but this was allowed. However, to not mix up the species of the planets, the scientists of dinoworld has named the creatures species differently than those of Earth dinosaurs.
No one really knows why the fauna of dinoworld looks so much like the prehistoric creatures of Earth, but most say that it is the result of extreme convergent evolution due to the very similar environment and climate.
Bestiary
DW-435 B has at least just as many species as Earth once had (perhaps even more), thus it would prove an impossibillity to catalogue them all, as of this, species will be added to this section as they appear in the story.