Ankisaurus,
Camptosaurus,
Compsognathus,
Dacentrurus,
Deinonychus,
Dilophosaurus,
Dimetrodon,
Euparkeria,
Kentrosaurus,
Mamenchisaurus,
Massopondylus,
Nothosaurus,
Ornitholestes,
Phororhacos,
Podokesaurus,
Giant
Pterasaur, Struthiomimus,
Tanystropheus,
Tennodontosaurus.
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to be added to this list: they are Common in Tropical Wilderness Mountains>
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needs to be added to this list: they are Common in Tropical Wilderness
Mountains>
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Dinosaurs are reptiles, their name being derived from the Greek "terrible lizard."
They are descended from a
variety of the species called thecodonts. All of these reptiles are extremelystupid.
Their motivation is
primarily hunger. The predatory
types are both ferocious and voracious.
The herbivorous dinosaurs
are likewise insatiable eaters, but they tend
to either ignore all noneatable
things which do not appear to threaten
them or flee in panic from
anything they view as dangerous. Certain
plant eaters, however, are
aggressive in their defense, and these sorts
are dangerous.
Marine dinosaurs might overturn
vessels to get at the "food" aboard, or
they might snatch unsuspecting
creatures from the decks of passing
ships. Land carnivores will
pursue anything that looks or smells edible,
only ceasing pursuit when
the prey has obviously moved completely out
of their grasp. Herbivorous
dinosaur herds might stampede in virtually
any direction, as long as
it is away from one of the big meat eaters. Any
creature directly in the
path of such a stampede will be carried along or
killed if smaller, slower,
and weaker.
Several of the creatures
listed here are not "true" dinosaurs but are
included because they fit
into the "lostworld" surroundingscommon to
these mighty reptiles. For
more information see MONSTER MANUAL 1,
"Dinosaur."