Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-26383981-20170904235218/@comment-4814638-20171207063508

Hey, it's Myon from the Discord server. Posting a few of my ideas for the mod here, if ya don't mind.

A quick note: I give measurements in metres, which can easily be converted to blocks by just swapping out the words for each other (since one block is officially 1 metre to a side in Minecraft).


 * Brontosaurus: A real classic among dinosaurs, Brontosaurus is a herbivorous diplodocoidean. Adults can get to 20 metres long and 5 metres in height (at apex of the back; they can lift their head significantly higher than this if need be, usually for smacking opponents around with the spikes on their necks). Two Brontosaurus will not always get along with each other if in the same enclosure, and may occasionally fight. These fights are never lethal, and mostly just amount to aggressive neck-bludgeoning.
 * Moa: A colossal bird (about 3.5 metres tall) from New Zealand that went extinct during the Anthropocene, moas are mostly peaceful creatures because insular naiveté. Moas are herbivorous, and, if you're feeling adventurous, can be saddled and decorated with carpets, similarly to vanilla llamas.
 * Thalassocnus: A giant seagoing relative of the sloth, Thalassocnus is a herbivorous addition to your aquariums. At two metres long and one metre tall at the shoulder (when on land), Thalassocnus mainly just swims around looking awesome, like giant semi-aquatic sloths do.
 * Oryctodromeus: A small (about two metres long, and 0.6666 metres tall) parksosaurid ornithopod that likes digging holes. Oryctodromeus is mostly herbivorous, but if any insects are added as food, they'll eat those too. They really like to dig, and as such tend to dig holes about two to three metres deep. Oryctodromeus also has a tail covered in porcupine-esque quills (not necessarily, but I love the idea ever since I saw artwork depicting this which I intend to link soon enough).
 * Megalonyx: A massive relative of the sloth, Megalonyx is a classic of North American Pleistocene wildlife, alongside the mammoth and mastodon. Megalonyx is a herbivore, about 3 metres long and 1.5 metres tall at the shoulder, though they can easily rear up to 2.5 metres tall. They are incredibly short-tempered, and will often attack other, smaller animals for seemingly no reason. Like the aforementioned Oryctodromeus, Megalonyx is fossorial. However, Megalonyx burrows tend to be significantly deeper than those of Oryctodromeus, potentially leading to them sometimes escaping from their enclosures.
 * Kaatedocus and Europasaurus: Miniature relatives of Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus, respectively. Kaatedocus and Europasaurus are generally for those who want sauropods in their zoo, but don't have the room for something as big as Brontosaurus or Brachiosaurus. Unlike Brontosaurus, Kaatedocus are very friendly towards one another, and enjoy being kept with other Kaatedocus.
 * Torvosaurus: A massive carnivorous dinosaur, similarly proportioned to Tyrannosaurus (albeit less heavily built). Torvosaurus generally behaves similarly to Allosaurus, albeit on a bigger scale. It will frequently attack sauropods if kept in the same enclosure as them.
 * Megalania: A massive monitor lizard, about 5 metres long. Megalania is a carnivore, and will eat just about whatever meat you feed it. Given that it is a monitor lizard, megalania also possesses a venomous bite, inflicting Poison I for about half a minute when it attacks something.
 * Ichthyovenator: A smaller relative of Spinosaurus, Ichthyovenator is generally similar to it in most aspects. The fin has a much deeper divot in it, of course. It's basically to Spinosaurus as Europasaurus is to Brachiosaurus.
 * Leaellynasaura: A small basal ornithopod, about three metres long (most of that length is tail). Leaellynasaura is covered in a coat of poofy down (not necessarily in reality, but it's fun to speculate; plus, Leaellynafloof is very popular on deviantArt, so why not show it here?), keeping it warm in cold climates. It is also nocturnal, unlike all previous animals at this point. Leaellynasaura is an omnivore, and will eat just about anything given to it.
 * Kulindadromeus: A basal member of Neornithischia, similarly sized to Oryctodromeus. A cathemeral omnivore, Kulindadromeus is partially covered in feathers, making it one of the most important dinosaur discoveries of all time. Kulindadromeus are very friendly towards each other, and like to live in groups.
 * Carnotaurus: A large carnivorous abelisaur, Carnotaurus is famous for being the other dinosaur mocked for its tiny arms. Carnotaurus is incredibly fast, and will instantly swallow just about anything it gets hungry for, making them incredibly dangerous. Carnotaurus like large open enclosures for them to run around in.
 * Gigantoraptor: A gigantic oviraptorosaur, Gigantoraptor is an omnivore about the size of Gallimimus. Gigantoraptor is able to be saddled and used as an item caddy if you're feeling particularly adventurous.
 * Hibbertopterus: A massive eurypterid that spends a lot of its time on land, Hibbertopterus is a placid herbivore. Hibbertopterus generally does what you'd expect a lazy herbivorous chelicerate distantly related to the horseshoe crab to do, which isn't very much. Still, enormous bugs are cool, right?
 * Horseshoe crab: A living fossil that can be found in oceans and, when the full moon rises, on beaches. Horseshoe crabs can be killed and cooked, but what is most valuable to someone looking to make a prehistoric zoo is the eggs, which are buried in sand exposed to the sky during a full moon. Digging up sand with buried eggs will grant you horseshoe crab eggs as well as sand, which is a valuable food source for a lot of animals.
 * Bichir: A living fossil fish that can be found in swamps. Generally acts a lot like coelacanths.
 * Tuatara: A living fossil that can be found in lush environments. Tuataras mostly are just for ambience.
 * Balaur: A large primitive bird, about the same size as Velociraptor, that has lost the ability to fly. Balaur is a herbivore, and acts a lot like the vanilla parrot, right down to the mimicking sounds of other mobs. Balaur is a peaceful creature, again because insular naiveté.
 * Argentinosaurus: A massive titanosaur, over 35 metres long and about the same height as Brachiosaurus. Argentinosaurus is a massive herbivore, too large to be attacked by anything.
 * Iguanodon: A large hadrosauriform that lives in herds. Iguanodon also likes the company of Polacanthus.
 * Polacanthus: A small ankylosaur. Polacanthus and Iguanodon live close to each other for mutual protection, which should be replicated frequently.
 * Anatosaurus: A giant hadrosaur, if the X-Rex specimen is to be believed. Anatosaurus likes to be around other hadrosaurs, particularly other Anatosaurus. They do not like Tyrannosaurus one bit, though.
 * Magyarosaurus: See "Europasaurus and Kaatedocus". Magyarosaurus is the same concept applied to Argentinosaurus.
 * Xenacanthus: A primitive shark. Mostly just swims around doing shark things. DO NOT keep this in the same enclosure as anything ichthyophagous unless you want your shark to be eaten.
 * Mapusaurus: A massive theropod, and the only natural enemy of Argentinosaurus. Mapusaurus should be kept with the same precautions taken as with Torvosaurus, Spinosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus.
 * Prionosuchus: A truly colossal amphibian. Prionosuchus will go after just about anything smaller than itself, so be careful what you keep it with.
 * Thrinaxodon: A small burrowing stem-mammal. Thrinaxodon doesn't break blocks when it digs, it just converts dirt, grass, sand, red sand, and the like into a "burrow" block that it occupies. A carnivore, Thrinaxodon likes living alongside Broomistega.
 * Broomistega: A large amphibian, though nowhere near as big as Prionosuchus. Broomistega likes living in Thrinaxodon burrows. It is recommended to keep the two species in the same enclosure together.

Well, that's it for now. Bye~