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  1. Komodo99

    Komodo99 Well-Known Member

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    What is everyone's favorite prehistoric animals and would you want to see them in a captive situation?
    My list is none exhaustive.
    1. Velociraptor Mongoliensis
    2. Baryonyx Walkeri
    3. Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus
    4. Allosaurus Fragilis
    5. Utahraptor Ostrommaysorum
    6. Megalania Prisca
    7. Titanoboa Cerrejonesis
    8. Smilodon Fatalis
    9. Kaprosuchus Saharicus
    10. Phorusrhacos Longissimus
     
  2. Water Dragon

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    Edmontonia is my faviourite and if you want to know if it is a good idea to keep dinosaurs in a zoo, just watch Jurassic Park. ;)
     
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    The Pervatasaurus, as it should be behind bars!
     
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    TheMightyOrca Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    There are so many dinosaurs that I love! Microraptor is my number one favorite. Would be cool in a zoo, maybe it could even make a good pet. My other favorite dinos include Dakotaraptor, Utahraptor, Amargasaurus, T. Rex, Baryonyx, Spinosaurus, and Shantungosaurus.

    I think prehistoric mammals are super underrated. My favorites are Irish elk, Indricotherium, Moropus, Basilosaurus, cave lions, dwarf elephants, and Smilodon are my favorites.

    Prehistoric marine reptiles are super cool and they'd be awesome to see in zoos. (though a lot of them might be too big to be practical, ha ha) Archelon, Tylosaurus, and Mosasaurus are my favorites.
     
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    TheMightyOrca Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I dunno, lots of places keep ostriches (or Satanbirds, as I like to call them) and things have been fine. (so far, at least)
     
  6. Komodo99

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    I love the raptorian and spinosaurid dinosaurs as I think they are really interesting dinosaurs and I will agree that there are plenty of very interesting prehistoric mammals my personal favourites are Dinofelis,Smilodon,Amphicyon and Miracinonyx.I forgot to mention the marine reptiles unfortunately,my favourites include Mosasaurus,which I have a preserved tooth of,Trinacromerum,Liopleurodon,Geosaurus and Pliosaurus Funkei(Predator X).Seeing prehistoric marine animals in captivity would be awesome as they may train small mosasaurs such as platecarpus to perform tricks or plesiosaurs could be spectacular crowd pleasers if they allow them to feed how they would in the wild.
    I love getting the chance to talk about prehistoric animals so it is nice to talk to people with similar interests.
     
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    Definitely Baryonyx walkeri. Always liked them.
     
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    Any of the Therapsids, especially Gorgonopsids and Cynodonts, and Pelycosaurs. Moschops for example, which isn't well known enough I don't think.
     
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    Got to love Baryonyx,one of the most historical creatures to be discovered and it was British.Can't go wrong with that.
     
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    I love Yi Qi and microraptor the most.
     
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    I think it would have to be Archaeopteryx lithographica, because it is so important historically and there are still so many unanswered questions about it.
     
  12. TheMightyOrca

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    Raptors are totally rad. There's evidence that they could have used that big "killing claw" to climb trees. I wonder if the bigger raptors were capable of that? Cause that would be super cool.

    Miracinonyx was very cool! Speaking of Amphicyon, Epicyon was really awesome too. I'm also a fan of terror birds. (though I wouldn't want to get close to them. Ostriches are scary enough as it is!)

    I said the same thing in my prehistoric animals/captivity thread! The question was, if extinct animals existed today, what would their status in zoos be? It's really difficult to have this conversation with someone because most people go "they'll kill us all haven't you seen Jurassic Park". With people who do know a bit more about animals, both extinct and extant, you can actually have a thought-provoking conversation.
     
  13. Komodo99

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    It would definitely be awesome for an animal like Utahraptor climb a tree and pounce on an unsuspecting hadrosaur or sauropod which could be a very effective hunting method.The upcoming game Saurian has given the Dakotaraptor the ability to climb which could have quite an impact on gameplay.Terror birds are spectacular animals and I'll take your word on the ostriches although I have worked with emus before and they seem to be quite docile.

    In regards to the captivity point of view,it is a very interesting topic to discuss without everyone referencing that Jurassic Park failed and everyone became dino lunch.If dinosaurs were in captivity I would like to see raptors the most as they are one the more diverse species within dinosaurs and the exhibits could be tailored for the needs of each species such as sand dunes for Velociraptor or plains and lakes full of fish for Austroraptor.Plus if they were kept behind glass at certain parts they would put a stop to glass banging immediately.
     
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    My dad and I went to a safari park and stopped at the ostriches. As they approached, I could see the evil in their eyes. I urged my dad to dump the food on the ground and roll up the window. The ostrich proceeded to attack our car side mirror.

    I posted a thread in Zoo Cafe for discussing how extinct species would be kept in captivity today. It's a lot of fun. Raptors would make for great exhibits, they look cool, and there is a lot of variation so you could get different exhibit types. If the temperament is suited for it, smaller species could even be used in interaction programs.

    I don't know how I've never heard of Austroraptor before now, but I looked it up and I love it.
     
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    Austroraptor is a very cool dinosaur especially since it was very adaptable to it's environment as it could prey on large sauropods in packs or hunt smaller dinosaurs and fish on it's own.

    I would love to have an interaction session with a raptor as what they could do is hand rear rejected or already born hatchlings to become somewhat tame.The species that would be most suitable could be Velociraptor or similar sized raptors and maybe hatchlings of the larger raptors such as Utahraptor and Dakotaraptor.They could even do flying shows with Microraptor,small pterosaurs such as Dimorphodon and Archaeopteryx similar to modern day bird of prey shows.

    I just love talking about raptors and I would love to have my very own "raptor squad" if it was possible.
     
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    Definitely these ones!
    Saurischian Dinosaur - Utahraptor (Utahraptor ostrommaysorum)
    Ornithiscian Dinosaur - Corythosaurus (Corythosaurus casuarius)
    Miocene Mammal - Embolotherium (Embolotherium andrewsi)
    Pliocene Mammal - Giant Baboon (Dinopithecus ingens)
    Pleistocene Mammal - African Straight Tusked Elephant (Palaeoloxodon recki)
    Extinct Small Bird - Choiseul Pigeon (Microgoura meeki)
    Extinct Big Bird - Giant Prehistoric Flamingo (Megapaloelodus goliath)
     
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    Of course, you named two other species which fit this category ;)

     
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    Deinonychus claw curvature was that of an arboreal bird, that of the desert Velociraptor that of a ground bird. The sickle claw is an extreme of the 2nd digit claw seen in seriemas, skuas, accipitrids. Claws are indeed used in climbing but enlarged 2nd digit claws are used for manipulating or processing items. A better analogy might be manual claws in other theropod clades and in thylacoleonids: cursorial troodontids, unenlagids etc have the seriema-grade claw.
     
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    Saurischian Dinosaur - Dilophosaurus, Ceratosaurus?
    Ornithiscian Dinosaur - Heterodontosaurus, Scutellosaurus
    Miocene Mammal - Megistotherium, Daeodon?
    Pliocene Mammal - Dinopithecus?
    Pleistocene Mammal - Palorchestes, Thylacoleo, Glyptodon, Megatherium?
    Extinct Small Bird - Messelatur (raptorial parrot)
    Extinct Big Bird - Sylviornis, Aepyornis, Dinornis?

    No categories for invertebrates, Eocene or Oligocene mammals, etc?
     
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    Few modifications I made to my list recently
    Dinosaurs
    1.Deinonychus
    2.Spinosaurus
    3.Velociraptor
    4.Baryonyx
    5.Utahraptor
    6.Tyrannosaurus Rex
    7.Allosaurus
    8.Suchomimus
    9.Dilophosaurus
    10.Therizinosaurus
    11.Apatosaurus
    12.Triceratops
    13.Acrocanthosaurus

    Reptiles
    1.Megalania
    2.Kaprosuchus
    3.Titanoboa
    4.Sarcosuchus
    5.Deinosuchus
    6.Purussaurus

    Marine Reptiles
    1.Liopluerodon
    2.Pliosaurus Funkei(Predator X)
    3.Trinacromerum
    4.Tylosaurus
    5.Hainosaurus
    6.Styxosaurus
    7.Elasmosaurus
    8.Kronosaurus

    Pterosaurs
    1.Pteranodon
    2.Quetzalcoatlus
    3.Dimorphodon
    4.Ornitocheirus
    5.Tropeognathus
    6.Scaphognathus

    Birds
    1.Phourusrachos
    2.Titanis
    3.Argentavis
    4.Archaeopteryx
    5.Pelagornis

    Fish
    1.Megalodon
    2.Dunkleosteus
    3.Orthacanthus
    4.Stenthacanthus

    Invertebratess
    1.Pulmonoscorpius
    2.Arthropluera
    3.Meganuera
    4.Anomalocaris
    5.Brontoscorpio

    Mammals
    1.Smilodon
    2.Cave Lion
    3.Miracinonyx
    4.Elasmotherium
    5.European Jaguar
    4.Wooly Mammoth
    5.Megatherium
    6.Doedicurus
    7.Platybelodon
    8.Thylacoleo
    9.Embolotherium
    10.Macrauchenia
     
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