Category: Water
Dino Dossier: Leedsichthys
ommon Name Leedsichthys Species Leedsichthys conviviumbrosia Time Mid-Jurassic Diet Piscivore Temperament Defensive Domestication Tameable No Wild: Leedsichthys conviviumbrosia is probably the largest fish in the waters around the island. Its meat is also extremely succulent, a surprise given its size. It is often traded with the same value as Prime Meat, and colloquially called ‘Prime Fish’. […]
Dino Dossier: Diplocaulus
Common Name: Diplocaulus Species: Diplocaulus Natatorianutrix Time: Permian Diet: Piscivorous Temperament: Skittish Domestication Tameable: Yes Rideable: No Command: Wild: Presiding almost solely within the island’s swamps, Diplocaulus Natatorinutrix is a small amphibian that primarily eats minor fish. It rounds out what I consider the middle-bottom of the ecosystem, feeding on the tinier non-insect creatures of […]
Dino Dossier: Cnidaria
Common Name: Cnidaria Species: Cnidaria omnimorph Time: Cambrian – Holocene Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Passive, but aggressive at close range Domestication Tameable: No Rideable: No Wild: Cnidaria omnimorph is another example of a creature which should not exist. It has traits that seem to come from many types of jellyfish. It posses the size and shape of […]
Dino Dossier: Angler
Common Name: Angler Species: Melanocetus Anglerpescum Time: Early Cretaceous – Holocene Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressive to small fry, otherwise skittish! Domestication Tameable: Yes Rideable: Yes Wild: Whether its size is caused by adaptation to the island’s other inhabitants, or by cross-breeding with another larger species, Melanocetus Anglerpescum is the largest form of Anglerfish I’ve ever heard […]
Dino Dossier Manta
Common Name: Manta Species: Manta Mobula Time: Early Oligocene – Holocene Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Defensive Domestication Tameable: Yes Rideable: Yes Saddle: No Wild: Here is another example of a creature that seems to have evolved beyond its historical traits. Everything points to this being a saltwater ray, but Manta Mobula has developed the ability to […]
Dino Dossier: Kairuku
Common Name: Kairuku Species: Kairuku Waitaki Time: Late Paleocene Diet: Piscivorous Temperament: Friendly Domestication Tameable: Yes Rideable: No
Dino Dossier: Hesperornis
Common Name: Hesperornis Species: Hesperornis Avenatantes Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Piscivorous Temperament: Flippant Domestication Tameable: Yes Rideable: Unknown Wild: Appearing as something of a half-duck-half-dinosaur, Hesperornis is a medium-sized fish-eating bird, common in the rivers and lakes os the island. It would be about two-thirds the height of a human, if it stood tall, but it […]
Dino Dossier: Beelzebufo (Frog)
Common Name: Beelzebufo Species: Beelzebufo Palucocus Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Languorous Domestication Tameable: Yes Rideable: Yes Wild: Beelzebufo Palucocus is the largest frog I’ve ever seen. Almost impossibly large, it can actually fit a full grown human adult on its back, though just barely. This is a dangerous prospect, though, as secretions from Beelzebufo’s […]
Dino Dossier: Tusoteuthis
Common Name: Tusoteuthis Species: Tusoteuthis Vampyrus Time: Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressive Domestication Tameable: Yes Rideable: Unknown Wild: Tusoteuthis Vampyrus is a very aggressive water predator. Approximately 30 feet long, Tusoteuthis is a terror of the deep. Once it grabs its prey, it slowly crushes it into submission while using the talons on its tentacles to […]
