A group for the non-stock Mesozoic fauna. The more obscure wonders of the era. From dinosaurs smaller than Compsognathus, to whale-sized supersauropods. Stock animals, especially Tyrannosaurus rex, receive way too much attention.
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Rules:

Pretty simple. Non-stock Mesozoic creatures only. No stock animals. Scientific accuracy is a must - you need to actually depict the creature you are supposed to be depicting. No JP fanart or something like that.
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List of stock Mesozoic animals (animals not allowed in this group):

Tyrannosaurus rex - the most popular, overrated, and overused theropod, dinosaur, and prehistoric animal ever. Often depicted inaccurately, with some depictions bearing virtually no resemblance to the actual animal. This theropod doesn't have a place in the group galleries. Other tyrannosauroids are allowed, though.

Brontosaurus - the classic sauropod.

Triceratops - the classic ceratopsian.

Stegosaurus - the classic plated dinosaur.

"Raptors" - Deinonychus and/or Velociraptor, usually called Velociraptor and looking like the dromaeosaurids in Jurassic Park, which are hopelessly inaccurate. Other dromaeosaurids are allowed.

Spinosaurus - made famous by one of the Jurassic Park sequels, and qualified as the dinosaur even more badass than T. rex. Often depicted inaccurately, due to Jurassic Park's portrayal.

Dilophosaurus - Often depicted by the public as an improbably frilled, venom-spitting dinosaur, another Spielberg's invention.

Allosaurus - The classic tyrannosaur-substitute. Especially useful if it's necessary to have a dinosaur that lived in the Jurassic as opposed to the Cretaceous.

Archaeopteryx - commonly known as "the first bird".

Gallimimus - the classic ornithomimid, featured in Jurassic Park.

Diplodocus - the classic skinnier brontosaur-substitute.

Giraffatitan - the classic brachiosaur, often mistaken for Brachiosaurus. The actual Brachiosaurus is allowed, though, since it's pretty overshadowed by Giraffatitan and isn't actually known to most of the general public.

Ankylosaurus - good luck if you'll ever find it correctly-shaped.

Styracosaurus - the classic Triceratops substitute.

Parasaurolophus - rarely named but often shown, usually just called "the crested dinosaur".

Iguanodon - the longest-standing dinosaur in popular culture, as it was one of the very first non-avian dinosaurs to be discovered by science itself.

Argentinosaurus - Known by the general public as the "Largest Dinosaur Ever".

Carnotaurus - Popularised by Disney's Dinosaur, where it is depicted as a huge theropod even larger than the likes of Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus.

Giganotosaurus - Usually erroneously depicted as living alongside Argentinosaurus.

Pteranodon & Rhamphorhynchus - often mixed together in one single animal, the "pterodactyl".

Elasmosaurus - in older media, also Plesiosaurus.

Liopleurodon - Often thought of as an enormous blue whale-sized creature, due to the giant pliosaur from Walking With Dinosaurs.
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Keywords: obscure forgotten mesozoic wonders dinosaurs pterosaurs ichthyosaurs plesiosaurs sauropsids palaeo paleo prehistoric prehistory fauna accurate paleoart palaeoart palaeontography

A group for the non-stock Mesozoic fauna. The more obscure wonders of the era. From dinosaurs smaller than Compsognathus, to whale-sized supersauropods. Stock animals, especially Tyrannosaurus rex, receive way too much attention.
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Rules:

Pretty simple. Non-stock Mesozoic creatures only. No stock animals. Scientific accuracy is a must - you need to actually depict the creature you are supposed to be depicting. No JP fanart or something like that.
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List of stock Mesozoic animals (animals not allowed in this group):

Tyrannosaurus rex - the most popular, overrated, and overused theropod, dinosaur, and prehistoric animal ever. Often depicted inaccurately, with some depictions bearing virtually no resemblance to the actual animal. This theropod doesn't have a place in the group galleries. Other tyrannosauroids are allowed, though.

Brontosaurus - the classic sauropod.

Triceratops - the classic ceratopsian.

Stegosaurus - the classic plated dinosaur.

"Raptors" - Deinonychus and/or Velociraptor, usually called Velociraptor and looking like the dromaeosaurids in Jurassic Park, which are hopelessly inaccurate. Other dromaeosaurids are allowed.

Spinosaurus - made famous by one of the Jurassic Park sequels, and qualified as the dinosaur even more badass than T. rex. Often depicted inaccurately, due to Jurassic Park's portrayal.

Dilophosaurus - Often depicted by the public as an improbably frilled, venom-spitting dinosaur, another Spielberg's invention.

Allosaurus - The classic tyrannosaur-substitute. Especially useful if it's necessary to have a dinosaur that lived in the Jurassic as opposed to the Cretaceous.

Archaeopteryx - commonly known as "the first bird".

Gallimimus - the classic ornithomimid, featured in Jurassic Park.

Diplodocus - the classic skinnier brontosaur-substitute.

Giraffatitan - the classic brachiosaur, often mistaken for Brachiosaurus. The actual Brachiosaurus is allowed, though, since it's pretty overshadowed by Giraffatitan and isn't actually known to most of the general public.

Ankylosaurus - good luck if you'll ever find it correctly-shaped.

Styracosaurus - the classic Triceratops substitute.

Parasaurolophus - rarely named but often shown, usually just called "the crested dinosaur".

Iguanodon - the longest-standing dinosaur in popular culture, as it was one of the very first non-avian dinosaurs to be discovered by science itself.

Argentinosaurus - Known by the general public as the "Largest Dinosaur Ever".

Carnotaurus - Popularised by Disney's Dinosaur, where it is depicted as a huge theropod even larger than the likes of Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus.

Giganotosaurus - Usually erroneously depicted as living alongside Argentinosaurus.

Pteranodon & Rhamphorhynchus - often mixed together in one single animal, the "pterodactyl".

Elasmosaurus - in older media, also Plesiosaurus.

Liopleurodon - Often thought of as an enormous blue whale-sized creature, due to the giant pliosaur from Walking With Dinosaurs.
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Keywords: obscure forgotten mesozoic wonders dinosaurs pterosaurs ichthyosaurs plesiosaurs sauropsids palaeo paleo prehistoric prehistory fauna accurate paleoart palaeoart palaeontography