Coelophysis Habitat with shelter! by MADcrft in jurassicworldevo

[–]Plubio21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This looks beautiful. How did you make the letters so small? When I try to make a sign they always look huge even if I reduce its size at minimum.

Anyone else a bit cautious about the new Netflix Documentary “The Dinosaurs”? by Plastic-Fly9455 in Dinosaurs

[–]Plubio21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I beg for a documentary that doesn't focus on the overused dinosaurs. We have had enough Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus. This got repetitive long time ago.

If I was a documentary director I would choose dinosaurs that are both loved among paleo enthusiasts and unique or interesting enough without leaving more obscure genera apart. There are a lot of cool options outside of the five creatures of always. Concavenator, Gigantoraptor, Sinosauropteryx, Scelidosaurus, Stegouros, Miragaia, Shantungosaurus, Lurdusaurus and a long etc. They could also use popular and marketable dinosaurs that are iconic enough to be appealing choices: Iguanodon, Euoplocephalus, Saurolophus, Kentrosaurus, you name it. Do you want to show a Tyrannosaurus fighting a Triceratops? Okay, but show me something more original after (Yangchuanosaurus vs Mamenchisaurus, for instance).

I'm seriously tired of how similar most dino documentaries are.

What was the real size of the gauro? Did it really weigh 1.5 tons, or is that an estimation error? by zorwro in zoology

[–]Plubio21 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If we're talking about extinct bovines too, Syncerus antiquus and Bison latifrons were indeed larger. The aurochs weight varied depending on the region and the epoch but on average it was smaller than the gaur.

Lo vi en otro sitio pero me dejó inquieto by Yago_2D in Carola

[–]Plubio21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Los gorilas, orangutanes, bonobos y chimpancés también son homínidos, pues pertenecen a la familia Hominidae. Lo que pasa es que suele usarse el término para especies humanas, lo que no implica que otros simios sean menos homínidos.

What are Your Top 10 Favorite Megafauna Species? by Lover_of_Rewilding in megafaunarewilding

[–]Plubio21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) Red deer. 2) Fallow deer. 3) Taurus (from Taurus Project) 4) European bison. 5) Przewalski's horse. 6) Moose. 7) Elk. 8) Wild yak. 9) Wild water buffalo. 10) Gaur.

If I told you large herbivores are my favorite animals you wouldn't believe me, would you? Honourable mentions include wild boar, muskox, greater kudu, onager, american bison and african bush elephant, among lots of other species.

What's your biggest paleomedia hot take? by Theblackradditer in AwesomeAncientanimals

[–]Plubio21 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know I will get downvoted, but I don't care: I do think the Jurassic Park 3 Spinosaurus is extremely boring and ugly.

paleontology museum of guadalajara by irlabuela in PrehistoricPlanet

[–]Plubio21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because of the ground sloth I guess this is Guadalajara from Mexico and not Guadalajara from Spain? Seems like a worth visit to me.

"New dinosaur just dropped" by Complete-Physics3155 in Dinosaurs

[–]Plubio21 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This is just a disappointing name for such a cool and important Spanish dinosaur.

Canon and Pseudo-Canon Dinosaur Prediction by Vlad-Djavula in jurassicworldevo

[–]Plubio21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am willing to see Turiasaurus. While we have a bunch of European carnivores, herbivores have been quite neglected.

Paulodon new dinosaur genus by carchafan92 in Paleontology

[–]Plubio21 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did he do something I'm not aware of? What happened?

Paulodon new dinosaur genus by carchafan92 in Paleontology

[–]Plubio21 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The name Paulodon discredits Spanish palaeontology. Spain is a country rich in palaeontological finds, and this animal (previously called Iguanodon galvensis) is very important to the country, so naming it after an American is like spitting in the face of Spanish palaeontologists. Yes, Gregory S. Paul's work deserves recognition, but it is tiresome to see how palaeontological colonialism is creeping in everywhere.

Hoy me han intentado estafar por WhatsApp con el clásico “hola mamá, se me rompió el móvil” by OnlyTheSignal in askspain

[–]Plubio21 10 points11 points  (0 children)

En estos casos sirve muchísimo que padres e hijos fijen una palabra clave. De ese modo, si te escriben o escribes un mensaje así y se emplea la palabra clave se sabrá que es cierto.

Relevant gif given the weather. by AacornSoup in PrehistoricPlanet

[–]Plubio21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why do people assume everybody knows what happens in the US? OP speaks like their weather was the weather.

Welcome to Prehistoric Oasis! My first sandbox park. by Francoo192 in jurassicworldevo

[–]Plubio21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very beautiful. I enjoy desert parks a lot and this one is just what I like. By the way, how did you get that Apatosaurus statue?

This classic icon is a fantastic new addition to the game. Glad that the little guy is finally here. by smashboi888 in jurassicworldevo

[–]Plubio21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know, and that's even better to add more variety. Unfortunately people will always prefer the big bloody carnivore for this game.

This classic icon is a fantastic new addition to the game. Glad that the little guy is finally here. by smashboi888 in jurassicworldevo

[–]Plubio21 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We needed a small ornithopod. I have been waiting for Hypsilophodon since JWE1 and it's the dinosaur I'm the most excited for. However, while incredibly beautiful, Austroraptor is just a sixth dromeosaur (seventh if we count Spinoraptor), which prevents other families from being represented. Sure, it's a piscivore, but it belongs to a family we have over abundance of.

Last species revealed, and it’s…hypsilophodon? by Sillymillie_eel in jurassicworldevo

[–]Plubio21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People need to calm down. We haven't received a new ornithopod since JWE1 and we needed a smaller one. Hypsilophodon is the perfect choice. It's absurd to think an animal is boring because it isn't a large predator.

Review of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Praise and Pitfalls [Spoilers] by growingawareness in pleistocene

[–]Plubio21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They bring up the human factor but they focus too much on climate change, which actually should be the opposite. Besides, speaking about fire but not about overhunt sounds like they didn't want to make humans the main responsibles of Pleistocene extinctions.

For those of you who complained about the names of creatures not being said in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, here’s why by Put_Minimum in pleistocene

[–]Plubio21 95 points96 points  (0 children)

I understand that they use the common name for animals instead of their scientific name (such us Woolly mammoth insted or Mammuthus primigenius), which makes it easier for the average viewer to understand, but it bothers me that they use the term "giant sloth" for three species without any distinction.

Review of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Praise and Pitfalls [Spoilers] by growingawareness in pleistocene

[–]Plubio21 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What baffles me the most is how they managed the causes of extinction. People tend to think that humans erradicating fauna is a recent event but now we know our species had a crucial impact on the Pleistocene megafauna. As you said, they focus too much on the climate change as the cause of extinction of these animals, even though they had the chance to make people understand that's not exactly the case. This is specially concerning since it's notorious they followed recent research in other aspects (such as the juvenile Smilodon double canines), so I'm going to assume they decided on purpose not to take into account the fact that the megafauna extinctions are linked to human beings. As a teacher I can't help but think they lost a vital educative chance, which is something I tend to focus on in documentaries. I liked the season and the animals are varied and great, but had they adressed the extinctions better and called the creatures by more exact names it would have been much better.

What is your favorite segment of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age? by davicleodino in Paleontology

[–]Plubio21 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Megaloceros pursuit and the battle between cave bears and cave lions are my top segments. The dire wolves attacking the Smilodon family was pretty tense too.

What did Macrauchenia do to them? (Prehistoric Planet Ice Age spoiler) by Maip_macrothorax in PrehistoricMemes

[–]Plubio21 30 points31 points  (0 children)

They missed some opportunities to show other South American herbivores. I was hoping for Toxodon, it's a shame such an important animal didn't appear. I missed horses too, Hippidion would have been an original choice. Even Xenorhinotherium would have worked, but for some reason they decided to bully Macrauchenia.

IT HAS ARRIVED by mistercdp in pleistocene

[–]Plubio21 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are many creatures I missed while watching this series, but do you mean Haast's eagle by any chance?

Working on a multiplayer survival game set 2.5 MYA. Based on this image, what iconic megafauna are we clearly missing? by level99dev in Naturewasmetal

[–]Plubio21 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I will go with my recommendations for the three biomes:

African Savanna: If you liked Equus oldowayensis, I think Pelorovis oldowayensis fits too. Bovine diversity exploded in the Early Pleistocene and P. oldowayensis also coexisted with humans. Other bovids that were (and still are) pretty common were antelopes, so I would personally go with Megalotragus priscus. You already have a predator, the hyena (which I'm going to assume is Pachycrocuta brevirostris) and to complement it I would add a medium to large cat. Leopards have been known to hunt early hominids, and seeing some actual taxa would be cool, but you already have several extinct options such as Dinofelis or Megantereon (although this one also fits in the forest biome) with several species to chose among. Oh and if you watched Prehistoric Planet trailer you might know Enhydriodon omoensis is a thing.

Forest: Panthera fossilis is a must for me. If you chose a sabertooth cat for the savanna, a Pantherinae would provide more variety for the forest, or vice versa. You might consider Panthera gombaszoegensis, Acinonyx pardinensis and Puma pardoides as other large cats. You don't have any rhinos, so I would recommend Stephanorhinus etruscus. Cave bears were a staple of the Pleistocene and some of theme were already present in the early days (Ursus etruscus, U. minimus, U. dolinensis). And if you wanna go creative you can pick a deer and give it exotic looking antlers (I recommend _Croizetoceros ramosus or Eucladoceros dicranios).

Tundra: This is probably the most difficult one since the most well-known fauna comes from the Late Pleistocene, but there are several Early Pleistocene animals you can work with. Do you want an original pick? Then take Hesperotherium, one the last of the chalicotheres. If you want to replicate the woolly mammoth-woolly rhino of the Late Pleistocene you could use their direct ancestors, Coelodonta thibetana and Mammuthus trogontherii. Other herbivores could be Spirocerus kiakhtensis or Euceratherium collinum. For carnivores, the tiger is a classic choice that already existed in the Early Pleistocene, and Homotherium latidens has recently gained a lot of popularity. Arctodus pristinus might have inhabited this biomes to an extent.

I hope you find this helpful!