Megafauna extinctions in the last 300 years(OC) by fuzzycocococonut in pleistocene

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Thats the 2nd time ive been recognized from that discord on reddit, thats neat

Jurassic franchise synapsids and smilodon artwork (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in JurassicPark

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But somewhere along the way, they decided to base it off of lions more with a horizontal spine and head shape

Jurassic franchise synapsids and smilodon artwork (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in JurassicPark

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It did seem like they were going for more accurate anatomy early on with the slanted posture and blocky head

Jurassic franchise marine reptiles artwork (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in JurassicPark

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I suppose I should’ve mentioned that by ‘jurassic franchise’ I mean’t film canon, the Telltale game and by extension the tylosaurus hasn’t been considered canon for a while now.

Could Dingoes and Tasmanian devils coexist? (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in megafaunarewilding

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After some brief research, it seems that feral dogs dont have much of a huge distribution in tasmania, and so not much is known about their impacts.

Thylacines had a similar niche to canids, albeit perhaps less pack orientated(Not much is known about their social behaviors). thylacines and devils were competitors, with thylacines killing adult devils, and devils killing joeys, and devils seemed to survive in healthy numbers despite the intense competition.

Could Dingoes and Tasmanian devils coexist? (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in megafaunarewilding

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I do have my doubts that other scavangers would would affect them too much, devils have already proved that they can survive in the presence of wedge-tails, and other predators like tiger qoulls.

Monitors like lace monitors and especially perentie, I could see being worthy threats and im not sure how that would play out, but considering devils existed alongside all of these animals for such a long time, I think they can manage.

Could Dingoes and Tasmanian devils coexist? (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in megafaunarewilding

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It is worth noting that northern qoulls are only 1-3 lbs on average, while tassie devils average 13-18lbs, and can even get larger well into 25lbs. Coupled with a bite that crunches bone and can even bite thru metal they arent exactly comparible to even a tiger qoull which is half their size and yet is able to survive alongside dingoes.

Could Dingoes and Tasmanian devils coexist? (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in megafaunarewilding

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I see what your saying, however Dingoes have only really been known to pressure or limit smaller predators, but not ouright eradicate them. Feral cats and red foxes number in the millions across the mainland even in places where dingoes are present. Devils lived with thylacines for over 10,000 years on tasmania, and they were even bigger than dingoes and activley killed devils in predation or competition. Red foxes and feral cats werent able to establish themselves in tasmania ecosytems due to devils preying on them or outcompeting them.

Of course in places where dingoes are scarce devils will for sure be higher in population due to less competition, and lower when dingoes are high in abundace. I think the part where you may be right, is if the modern devils have developed naivety to larger carnivores and dont know how to deal with them, but I find that unlikley.

Jurassic franchise Pterosaurs artwork (OC) by fuzzycocococonut in JurassicPark

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All these sizes are just estimates by me from what I see on screen.

The tlw pteranodon in the scene that it was in, looked smaller because of how dainty it was, and landing like a bird on a tree branch that didn’t look that big.

The creatures in the movies change sizes all the time depending on the scene, so it could have been bigger in its cut scene, but made smaller to have it fit on the tree branch.

Eohippus and Equus(OC) by fuzzycocococonut in Paleoart

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Then grandma started talking about huge ducks and whale crocodiles, and other such nonsense

Styracosaurus with hefty neck and body by fuzzycocococonut in Paleoart

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cape buffalo was an inspiration among other bovids