Result from the Djadochta Formation #paleostream! This iconic place gave me a fantastic challenge, not just in terms of environment but also because besides the dinosaur the really cool stuff from here is actually rather small. I ended up with a rather unusual composition...
Among the largest animals here are the ankylosaurs, Pinacosaurus specifically is known from many localities. With Djadochta preserving the remains of an desert ecosystem the idea of a bunch of them sleeping came up. With these armored tanks as part of the landscape the...
otherwise rather bland dunescape becomes an interesting piece of terrain for many small animals. Choosing a night scene was also early on considered because many modern desert animals only come out at night. The animals of this formation are spread over a bunch of different...
sites. Unfortunately we don't know for sure how these sites would line up chronologically, which is why we decided to only use two of them for our potential cast. We went with Udyn Sayr and Ukhaa Tolgod. The fossils on this formation appear to mostly be preserved because of...
collapsing dunes, maybe because of wind action or infrequent rainfall. The preserves of a few semiaquatic species hints at some ephemeral wetlands forming. This size chart was put together by "Definitely NOT Dilophosaurus" while...
the small reptile and mammal size chart were put together by Gnath and JW.
This incredible diverse small creature assemblage is the real star for me here :3
