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Description
Late Jurassic England/Germany
150.8 million years ago (Tithonian)
Kimmeridge Clay Formation/Solnhofen Limestone Formation

While North America was a wide desert landmass bustling with giant dinosaurs such as sauropods, allosaurs, and stegosaurs during the Jurassic, Europe was something completely different. It had looked a little like how the Bahamas looks today, since it was closer to the equator back then. As well as this, there were very little dinosaurs, and even then, none of them were really that big; instead, the European islands were ruled by large marine reptiles. Those reptiles had taken on many shapes, sizes, and diets, which really made them unique. However, out of all the other denizens in the sea, none were able to match the ferocity of the gigantic apex predator, Liopleurodon Pliosaurus.

In the original WWD, the Oxford Clay Formation was shown; however, that formation dates to the Callovian/Oxfordian, which is further back than the Morrison. Also, there wasn't really anything impressive there, as the "giant" pliosaur, Liopleurodon, was just as big as a Nile crocodile. The Kimmeridge Clay Formation, on the other hand, dates to the Kimmeridgian/Tithonian, and has lots of amazing and impressive animals; in this episode, I added a teeny tiny bit of the Solnhofen Formation to make it EVEN MORE INTERESTING! Anyways, this episode will focus on a few Brachypterygius pups who, like the Diplodocus sauropodlets, have to survive to adulthood in this deadly sea. Like last time, there will be a few changes to this; for example, cryptoclidids won't go onto land, rhamphorhynchids will land on the water to catch fish instead of skimming the surface, and pliosaurids won't be OVERLY HUGE.

Juratyrant langhami: This 5.4 meter long proceratosaurid is the biggest Jurassic tyrannosauroid, and was originally known as a giant British species of Stokesosaurus. It is a predator, feeding on small animals and scavenging carrion. In this episode, it will be a mid-sized seaside carnivore, eating any carcasses it could find, as well as occasionally snacking on Rhamphorhynchus. Pose based on Scott Hartman's Stokesosaurus.

Pliosaurus macromerus: We all know that the BBC's gigantic Liopleurodon was one of the biggest fails in the history of paleo-media (especially since the real animal was 5 meters long at average), so this 11.6 meter long pliosaurid will be here to take a slightly more tame version of its role. Again, it is a predator, feeding on anything it could wrap its jaws around, whether it be Pectinatites, Brachypterygius, Kimmerosaurus, or even Juratyrant. A 13.5 meter long individual will be the antagonist of this episode, terrorizing any smaller sea dweller with its massive jaws; however, only time will tell whether its imperious rule lasts for a long time or not. Pose based on 's Kronosaurus.

Kimmerosaurus langhami: This 3 meter long cryptoclidid was quite confusing, especially since we thought it was just the missing skull of Colymbosaurus megadeirus before we realized it was its own genus. It is a predator, mainly snacking on fish and belemnites, but also feeding on Rhamphorhynchus from time to time. In this episode, it will be a regular sea-dweller, swimming around, snacking on small animals, and swallowing stones; however, it won't go on the land, as it didn't have the proper skeletal build to do so. Pose based on 's Cryptoclidus.

Rhamphorhynchus muensteri: With a wingspan of 1.8 meters, this rhamphorhynchid is a popular pterosaur when it comes to episodes set in Jurassic Europe. Again, it is a predator, feeding on fish, belemnites, beetle larva, and horseshoe crab eggs. In this episode, it will be a nocturnal seaside piscivore that lands on the water to catch fish instead of skimming (as it lacked skeletal features that would allow it to do the latter); as well as this, it will have a harder experience in those dangerous islands than the breeding Brachypterygius. Pose lightly based off a Scott Hartman skeletal, with the flying posture based off my Mesadactylus from last episode.

Pectinatites pectinatus: Originally, this was going to be Perisphinctes boweni; however, the 25 centimeter long Pectinatites is ACTUALLY from the Kimmeridge Clay, so I decided to put it in (besides, the two are very similar). It is a predator, feeding on fish and crustaceans. In this episode, it will be nothing more than an ambient animal (boooooorrriiiiiing). Pose based on a Perisphinctes shell, as well as this picture: palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/macro/pi…

Brachypterygius extremus: Despite being an ophthalmosaurid, this 4.4 meter long ichthyosaur has relatively small eyes. Again, it is a predator, feeding on fish and belemnites. It will be the main character of this episode; a female individual will deliver a baby, which will then try to survive the dangers of this ocean, whether they be Hybodus sharks or even Pliosaurus. Pose based on this Grendelius skeletal: www.researchgate.net/profile/N…

Hybodus houtienensis: This 2 meter long hybodontid is one of the most successful sharks to swim the seas of this earth. Again, it is a carnivore, mainly snacking on fish, belemnites, and crustaceans, but also feeding on baby Brachypterygius. In this episode, it will serve as a danger for the baby Brachypterygius (anything bigger than that is pretty much safe from it). Pose based on 's Hybodus.

Mesolimulus walchi: Originally thought to be a species of Limulus, this 17.5 centimeter long horseshoe crab is very similar to the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. It is a predator, feeding on small prey like worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. In this episode, a whole group of these arthropods will set foot on the shores of the Solnhofen beach to mate and lay eggs. Pose based on the top view of the Atlantic horseshoe crab.

Compsognathus longipes: This 1.3 meter long compsognathid is a Jurassic classic that was once thought to be the smallest non-avian dinosaur, as well as the closest relative to Archaeopteryx. While it is a predator, it would have been a hunter of insects, lizards, smaller dinosaurs, and fallen pterosaurs, rather than the land piranha that is commonly shown in the (extremely awesomebro) media. In this episode, it will be a regular floodplain dweller, feeding on lizards and insects; however, it will run onto the Solnhofen seashore to scavenge some washed-up marine reptile carcasses. Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal.

Archaeopteryx lithographica: This 55 centimeter long archaeopterygid is another Jurassic classic found in the Solnhofen Formation (a Jurassic formation just as important and valuable as the Hell Creek Formation); as well as this, it was once thought to be the earliest bird in Earth's history. It is a predator, feeding on insects, lizards, smaller dinosaurs, and fallen pterosaurs. In this episode, it will also be a wetland dweller, gliding from shrub to shrub and feeding on small prey; as well as this, it will travel to the Solnhofen seashore to scavenge marine reptile carcasses, but it won't be alone in doing so. Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal.

Any thoughts?

Description
Late Jurassic England/Germany
150.8 million years ago (Tithonian)
Kimmeridge Clay Formation/Solnhofen Limestone Formation

While North America was a wide desert landmass bustling with giant dinosaurs such as sauropods, allosaurs, and stegosaurs during the Jurassic, Europe was something completely different. It had looked a little like how the Bahamas looks today, since it was closer to the equator back then. As well as this, there were very little dinosaurs, and even then, none of them were really that big; instead, the European islands were ruled by large marine reptiles. Those reptiles had taken on many shapes, sizes, and diets, which really made them unique. However, out of all the other denizens in the sea, none were able to match the ferocity of the gigantic apex predator, Liopleurodon Pliosaurus.

In the original WWD, the Oxford Clay Formation was shown; however, that formation dates to the Callovian/Oxfordian, which is further back than the Morrison. Also, there wasn't really anything impressive there, as the "giant" pliosaur, Liopleurodon, was just as big as a Nile crocodile. The Kimmeridge Clay Formation, on the other hand, dates to the Kimmeridgian/Tithonian, and has lots of amazing and impressive animals; in this episode, I added a teeny tiny bit of the Solnhofen Formation to make it EVEN MORE INTERESTING! Anyways, this episode will focus on a few Brachypterygius pups who, like the Diplodocus sauropodlets, have to survive to adulthood in this deadly sea. Like last time, there will be a few changes to this; for example, cryptoclidids won't go onto land, rhamphorhynchids will land on the water to catch fish instead of skimming the surface, and pliosaurids won't be OVERLY HUGE.

Juratyrant langhami: This 5.4 meter long proceratosaurid is the biggest Jurassic tyrannosauroid, and was originally known as a giant British species of Stokesosaurus. It is a predator, feeding on small animals and scavenging carrion. In this episode, it will be a mid-sized seaside carnivore, eating any carcasses it could find, as well as occasionally snacking on Rhamphorhynchus. Pose based on Scott Hartman's Stokesosaurus.

Pliosaurus macromerus: We all know that the BBC's gigantic Liopleurodon was one of the biggest fails in the history of paleo-media (especially since the real animal was 5 meters long at average), so this 11.6 meter long pliosaurid will be here to take a slightly more tame version of its role. Again, it is a predator, feeding on anything it could wrap its jaws around, whether it be Pectinatites, Brachypterygius, Kimmerosaurus, or even Juratyrant. A 13.5 meter long individual will be the antagonist of this episode, terrorizing any smaller sea dweller with its massive jaws; however, only time will tell whether its imperious rule lasts for a long time or not. Pose based on 's Kronosaurus.

Kimmerosaurus langhami: This 3 meter long cryptoclidid was quite confusing, especially since we thought it was just the missing skull of Colymbosaurus megadeirus before we realized it was its own genus. It is a predator, mainly snacking on fish and belemnites, but also feeding on Rhamphorhynchus from time to time. In this episode, it will be a regular sea-dweller, swimming around, snacking on small animals, and swallowing stones; however, it won't go on the land, as it didn't have the proper skeletal build to do so. Pose based on 's Cryptoclidus.

Rhamphorhynchus muensteri: With a wingspan of 1.8 meters, this rhamphorhynchid is a popular pterosaur when it comes to episodes set in Jurassic Europe. Again, it is a predator, feeding on fish, belemnites, beetle larva, and horseshoe crab eggs. In this episode, it will be a nocturnal seaside piscivore that lands on the water to catch fish instead of skimming (as it lacked skeletal features that would allow it to do the latter); as well as this, it will have a harder experience in those dangerous islands than the breeding Brachypterygius. Pose lightly based off a Scott Hartman skeletal, with the flying posture based off my Mesadactylus from last episode.

Pectinatites pectinatus: Originally, this was going to be Perisphinctes boweni; however, the 25 centimeter long Pectinatites is ACTUALLY from the Kimmeridge Clay, so I decided to put it in (besides, the two are very similar). It is a predator, feeding on fish and crustaceans. In this episode, it will be nothing more than an ambient animal (boooooorrriiiiiing). Pose based on a Perisphinctes shell, as well as this picture: palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/macro/pi…

Brachypterygius extremus: Despite being an ophthalmosaurid, this 4.4 meter long ichthyosaur has relatively small eyes. Again, it is a predator, feeding on fish and belemnites. It will be the main character of this episode; a female individual will deliver a baby, which will then try to survive the dangers of this ocean, whether they be Hybodus sharks or even Pliosaurus. Pose based on this Grendelius skeletal: www.researchgate.net/profile/N…

Hybodus houtienensis: This 2 meter long hybodontid is one of the most successful sharks to swim the seas of this earth. Again, it is a carnivore, mainly snacking on fish, belemnites, and crustaceans, but also feeding on baby Brachypterygius. In this episode, it will serve as a danger for the baby Brachypterygius (anything bigger than that is pretty much safe from it). Pose based on 's Hybodus.

Mesolimulus walchi: Originally thought to be a species of Limulus, this 17.5 centimeter long horseshoe crab is very similar to the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. It is a predator, feeding on small prey like worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. In this episode, a whole group of these arthropods will set foot on the shores of the Solnhofen beach to mate and lay eggs. Pose based on the top view of the Atlantic horseshoe crab.

Compsognathus longipes: This 1.3 meter long compsognathid is a Jurassic classic that was once thought to be the smallest non-avian dinosaur, as well as the closest relative to Archaeopteryx. While it is a predator, it would have been a hunter of insects, lizards, smaller dinosaurs, and fallen pterosaurs, rather than the land piranha that is commonly shown in the (extremely awesomebro) media. In this episode, it will be a regular floodplain dweller, feeding on lizards and insects; however, it will run onto the Solnhofen seashore to scavenge some washed-up marine reptile carcasses. Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal.

Archaeopteryx lithographica: This 55 centimeter long archaeopterygid is another Jurassic classic found in the Solnhofen Formation (a Jurassic formation just as important and valuable as the Hell Creek Formation); as well as this, it was once thought to be the earliest bird in Earth's history. It is a predator, feeding on insects, lizards, smaller dinosaurs, and fallen pterosaurs. In this episode, it will also be a wetland dweller, gliding from shrub to shrub and feeding on small prey; as well as this, it will travel to the Solnhofen seashore to scavenge marine reptile carcasses, but it won't be alone in doing so. Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal.

Any thoughts?