nteresting thing about the Tromerosaurus phylogeny

nteresting thing about the Tromerosaurus phylogeny

Ngl, this is probably the part that's most interesting to me since I enjoy seeing how different analyses find them to be related. Admittedly I don't have access to the paper itself so I'm going off of the wikipedia page and bit from this image I could find.

I'm gonna focus on the Parsimony analysis since the Bayesian analysis is pretty standard outside of Alioramini and Tyrannosaurini being each other's closest relatives and some Gorgosaurus specimen being outside of Tyrannosauridae.

Dryptosaurus and Appalachiosaurus forming Dryptosauridae is pretty interesting since the only time I can think of them being in the same family is in the Nano paper's phylogeny B. Though this phylogeny has Nano as more distantly related to Tyrannosauridae then Dryptosauridae.

And if the image is from the paper then Alectrosaurus was found to be part of Dryptosauridae in the second phylogeny.

Ultimately curious to see how this phylogeny hold up in the future.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 12 days ago

Otodus Megalodon runs the spec evo sea monster guantlet

Each fight takes place in the open ocean. 1v1 straight fight.

R1: Average sized animals every round.

R2: 24 meter 94 tonne Megalodon against max sized opponents.

Gauntlet:

R1: Catapancetus hotheonausclaus

R2: Thermradiosaurus colossus

R3: Thalassospinus giganteus

R4: Cryocetus cornutus

R5: Poineposeidon ahoratophoneus

u/RedDiamond1024 — 13 days ago

How would Bengal Tigers do in the Known World of Kaimere

How would the Bengal Tiger do in Kaimere's Know World, excluding the Quajarith Peninsula and the various islands outside of Pakardia since those area would either be pretty easy for it to survive in or don't have the resources for it to.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 24 days ago

Megalodon vs. Qomanqa

Both animals are of equal size at 90 metric tonnes. Fight takes place in the open ocean.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 30 days ago

Which body plan is better for a giant marine predator?

Basically the title. Is a more elongated body shape or an more "tuna-esk" body plan better for a large marine predatory tetrapod? Specifically megalodon sized or bigger.

I'm aware of the 2025 meg paper that advocates for a more elongated body plan in it specifically, but I don't know if there's anything else on the body shape of large marine predators.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 1 month ago

My Hybrid vs. My Spec Evo Theropod

The Hybrid will have to fight a mated pair of I. regalis trying to defend their territory so it's a 1v2 that the theropods won't immediately run from. Fight is in an open field where the temperature is 0 degrees Celsius.

Arctotitan imperator:

Length: 15 meters

Weight 15 metric tonnes

Bite Force: ABF(26kn) PBF(49kn)

Genome

Imperatorisaurus regalis:

Length: 12 meters

Weight: 11 tonnes(Male) 10 tonnes(Female)

Bite Force: ABF(44kn) PBF(90kn)

u/RedDiamond1024 — 1 month ago

Tried Scaling Part of my Verse.

Physical World

Where mortals live, the world of space and time. It is the collection of infinite distinct multiverses made by the True Gods. The multiverses each have their own dimensionality, some finite and others infinite.The average dimensionality of the finite dimensional multiverses is 52 dimensional while the average of the aleph dimensional universes is aleph 710926518. Lower dimensional beings are inferior to higher dimensional beings without wielding some kind of energy, like how a square compares to a cube. Each and every action within a timeline spawns a new timeline, resulting in every possible outcome being represented in each multiverse, though the interference of the various divinities resulted in many multiverses having numerous impossible outcomes.

Tier:

  • VSBW: High Hyper- Is infinite dimensional
  • CSAP: High Hyper- Is infinite dimensional

Shadelands

A realm of darkness and shadows created by the living concept of Darkness.

Tier:

  • VSBW: Low Outer- Is beyond dimensionality
  • CSAP: Outer- Is beyond dimensionality

Dreamplains

A realm formed of the dreams of beings in the physical world. It is also divided into “dimensions” like the Physical World and Beliefsphere. Its “0 dimensional” plain is actually the World of Forms where the concepts that define the physical world reside.

Tier:

  • VSBW: Infinite layers into Low Outer- Is an infinite hierarchy beyond the Shadelands
  • CSAP: Infinite layers into Outer:- Is an infinite hierarchy beyond the Shadelands

Beliefsphere

A realm formed from the beliefs of beings in the physical world. It is divided into “dimensions” much like the physical world with each “dimensions” relating to a dimension of the physical world. It transcends the Dreamplains entirely with even dreamlords being entirely powerless against the weakest Belief Gods.

Tier:

  • VSBW: Deeper into infinite layers into Low Outer- I don’t think it qualifies as qualitatively superior to the Dreamplains.
  • CSAP: Deeper into infinite layers into Outer- I don’t think it qualifies as “dwarfing an outerversal construct to the same degree as an outerversal construct dwarfs everything below it.

Aether

Where the Conceptual Guardians, True Gods, and Shadelands  reside. It’s less a place and moreso just a description of where these cosmic beings reside within reality as they don’t reside in any of the actual locations.

Tier:

  • VSBW: +1 layer into Low Outer
  • CSAP: +1 layer into Outer

The Narratives of Existence

The True Story of Existence has its stories that are its own realities, which in turn have their own stories that are their own stories, so on and so forth. This hierarchy goes on infinitely, branching off into more endless hierarchies endlessly with each reality being less real than the previous one.

Tier:

  • VSBW: Outer+- The narratives are when it qualifies for qualitative superiority and this goes on for infinite layers.
  • CSAP: Infinite layers into High Outer- Where the verse qualifies for High Outer and it goes on for infinite layers.

The Namelessness

A realm without name just beyond the Source Wall that is home to the Nameless, ineffable beings. When the beings in the True Story of Existence try to describe them, lovecraftian horrors called High Entities are born.

Tier

  • VSBW: +1 layer into Outer+(Maybe High Outer)- Is ineffable to the beings of the The True Story of Existence
  • CSAP:  +1 layer into High Outer- Is ineffable to the beings of the The True Story of Existence

The Epicenter of Existence

“Where” the “Source” of Existence resides, surrounded by the Source Wall, which is an emanation of itself, consisting of the most archetypal forms of Good, Evil, Order, Chaos, Creation, Destruction, Life, Death, Light, and Darkness. The Source Wall can be seen as a lesser reflection of the Children of Omnos. The rest of Existence is like a shadow cast on the wall to the light of the Source and its wall.

Tier:

  • VSBW: +1 layer into Outer+(Maybe +1 High Outer)- Is archetypal to all of existence.
  • +1 layer into High Outer- Is archetypal to all of existence.

Overall:

  • VSBW: 2 layers into Outer+(Maybe 1 layer into High Outer)
  • CSAP: 2 layers into infinite layers into High Outer.
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u/RedDiamond1024 — 1 month ago

How does this marine hybrid look?

Oceanutitan atrox
Length: 15 meters
Weight: 50 metric tonnes
Bite Force: 168,954k newtons(Take with salt)

Base: Himilayosaurus tibitensis
Overall size and build

Contributors

  • Thalassotitan atrox

More robust teeth and reduced cranial kinesis. Also provides enhanced senses with a forked tongue to taste the water.

  • Orcinus orca

Intelligence and social coordination. Also both adds blubber and removes the hind limbs for increased hydrodynamics.

  • Opthalmosaurus icenicus

Large proportional eyes and more hydrodynamic body shape. Improved tail shape.

  • Temnodontosaurus trigonodon

Serrated flippers to reduce sound while swimming.

  • Paleosuchus palpebrosus

Robust osteoderms and pressure sensors along the snout

  • Itasuchus jesuinoi

Covers the osteoderms in leathery skin so they don’t produce drag.

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u/RedDiamond1024 — 1 month ago

What affect did the Great American Schism have on global marine life?

Basically the title, what effect did the closing of the Central American Seaway have on global ecosystems? I can't find much on it outside of local fauna and potentially helping cause the ice age. Did it just not have much of an effect or just overshadowed what that the ice age was already causing?

u/RedDiamond1024 — 1 month ago

Sauroctonus vs. Tyrannodiabolus

Both animals will be 13 tonnes and it will be a 1v1 in an open field.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 1 month ago

What created your verse?

I mean what's the inverse creator of your verse? Did some omnipotent being create it, did it always exist, or is there something else?

My own verse doesn't have a creator deity. It always was with cosmic entities called "drips" causing it to take on different forms as they're born and interact with it.

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u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago

Otodus Megalodon runs the spec evo sea monster guantlet.

Each fight takes place in the open ocean. 1v1 straight fight.

R1: Average sized animals all round.

R2: 24 meter 94 tonne Megalodon against max sized opponents.

Gauntlet:

R1: Catapancetus hotheonausclaus

R2: Thermradiosaurus colossus

R3: Thalassospinus giganteus

R4: Cryocetus cornutus

R5: Poineposeidon ahoratophoneus

u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago

Typhosuchus vs. Atan

Max sized Typhosuchus at 16 tonnes vs. average size Atan.

Fight takes place in an open field.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago

Ultimasaurus 2.0 runs the Spec Evo Carnivore Gauntlet

Average sized individuals for all rounds. Fight takes place in an open field

R1: Shenshoulong venator(14 meters long, 12 tonnes) https://youtu.be/KP20brYWQ1A?si=YbEIo8OBqKwauo5z

R2: Sauroctonus imperator(15.5 meters long, 15 tonnes) https://youtu.be/UPWZhp2ro9s?si=bSYlWAPdV8w1fEFk

R3: Necatyrannus atrox(16 meters long, 18 tonnes) https://youtu.be/Qgaz6A-DSyM?si=iKKBU7rMGj1ReMZb

R4: Thermoradiosaurus collosus(22 meters long, 27 tonnes) https://youtu.be/dC6sL3IUmSQ?si=dz8i7D1Y4OB2xnUc

R5: Arctovenator morrosonensis(25 meters long, 40 tonnes) https://www.reddit.com/r/SpeculativeEvolution/comments/1vhz7qc/oc_arctovenator_morrisonensis_the_sauropod_hunter/

u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago

Do any of your OCs have unused OP abilities/weapons?

Basically the title, do your OCs have any overpowered abilities/weapons they don't use in their stories for whatever reason?

I have an example of this with my main OC, Zachariah. He has a weapon called "The Blade of Zeraiyu" that has the ability to kill Supreme Beings has only been in 2 fights where he would've used it after getting it. The first fight, against Zeraiyu himself, he obtained it mid fight under what is basically a Deus ex Machina which made him suspicious of it, so he decided to not use and stick to a plan made beforehand. The second fight was against Erelyn, who stole it from him before the fight began. She didn't use it because she wanted to do something else with it and Zachariah interrupted her, so neither was wielding it during their fight.

Also not sure if I used the right tag so I apologise if I didn't.

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u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago
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Otodus megalodon vs. Livyatan melvilei

Both are at an equal size of 30 metric tonnes.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago

How does this hybrid look?

Arctotitan imperitor

Weight: 15 tons
Height: 4m, 11.5m when standing on hind legs
Length: 15m

T. rex- T. rex brings both size and power to the table, being the second largest animal in the genome. The general skull shape gives good binocular vision as well as an immense bite force. There’s also the great senses of the T. rex will help a lot. 

Grizzly Bear- The Grizzly Bear brings many traits to the table, intelligence, panniculus carnosus, and fighting style being the big ones. Grizzlies are very intelligent animals, possibly comparable to great apes. The panniculus carnosus makes it harder for an opponent to effectively hold the Arctotitan as well as allowing its skin to bunch up with applied force. A fun extra is that the bear’s vocal cords actually allow the Arctotitan to roar like large theropods are commonly shown doing in popular media.

Lestodon armatis- This animal brings its knuckle walking, subdermal armor, and congruity with the Grizzly Bear in terms of fighting style. Knuckle walking keeps the claws sharp, while the subdermal armor acts as another form of protection. The Lestodon would’ve also likely stood on its hind limbs like the bear to fight, something the feet of the Lestodon will help with. 

Komodo Dragon- This animal brings a few traits in the form of venom, iron coated teeth, it’s scales that act as tiny osteoderms, further bolstering the Arctotitan’s defense and offense.

Aerosteon riocoloradensis- This megaraptoran helps make the claws more suited for combat, as well as adding significantly pneumatized bones to help reduce the weight of the hybrid.

Shantungasaurus giganteus- A large hadrosaur added mainly to boost the size of the hybrid.

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u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago

P. titanipalus vs. P. archeleon

Both panthers are of equal size at 325 kg. Fight takes place in an open field.

u/RedDiamond1024 — 2 months ago