Creatures of the Ark
An early source of meat and eggs for survivors this flightless bird from the Holocene is the face of extinction for pop culture.
What is the Dodo?
Probably the most famous extinct member of the elephant family this 9 ton fur-ball roamed the ice age with it's nearly 14 ft long tusks.
What is a Wooly Mammoth
A famous member of Sauropoda from the Jurassic known for for having longer forearms than hindlimbs and for having it's nose on a ridge above it's eyes.
What is Brachiosaurus?
"Covered Lizard"
What is Stegosaurus?
The idea that all members of a species could be wiped out and the lineage would end.
What is Extinction?
A mid game mount in ark, this hornless ceratopsian from cretaceous Alberta uses pheromones and the bony mass on it's nose to defend itself from attackers.
What is Pachyrhinosaurus?
This ancient whale form North America nearly 41 M.Y.A was originally thought to be a dinosaur or marine reptile and was named "King Lizard" because of it.
What is Basilosaurus?
The famous "Thunder lizard" was a member of the family thought to be a copy of Apatosaurus, later on it was resurrected as it's own dinosaur.
What is Brontosaurus?
"Lizard of Argentina"
What is Argentinosaurus?
The wrong thought that an individual could develop a trait over its life, then pass those better traits onto their offspring.
What is Lamarckian Evolution/or Lamarckism?
This extinct member of the snake family from the Pliocene wasn't actually venomous like it is in game, instead it acted like a constrictor squeezing it's prey to death.
What is a Titanoboa?
This creature from the African Eocene looks like a rhino if both horns grew next to each other instead of behind each other.
What is an Arsinoitherium?
Texans will surely remember this longnecked titan as it shares its name with a famous fort and battle in American history.
What is Alamosaurus?
"Egg Thief"
What is Oviraptor?
Relating different groups of animals through a combination of shared traits, time, and or location in order to better understand the branching tree of life.
What is Phylogeny?
Thought to be one of the smartest dinosaurs in the real world this nocturnal predator makes easy prey of unmounted survivors with its tranquilizing bite.
What is a Troodon?
A small mammal from the Late Eocene this "Graceful Weasel" is thought to have look like an elephant shrew and kangaroo had a child.
What is a Leptictidium?
This smaller member of the sauropod family looked similar to it's cousin Amargasaurus except that its neck spines sprouted forward over the skull instead of backwards.
What is Bajadasaurus?
"Jointed Ribs"
What is Arthropleura?
The name in biology for a species that would give rise to two or more different lineages before going extinct.
What is a Last Common Ancestor?
This untamable nuisance of an arthropod from as far back as the Ordovician is found in the deep sea and is a great source of black pearls and oil for survivors.
What is Eurypterid or Sea Scorpion?
This bizarre carnivore from mid Eocene was once thought to have belonged to the same family as sheep and deer, it is one of the largest carnivorous mammals to walk the earth.
What is Andrewsarchus?
A very small member of the long necked dinosaur measured in at only 8 and a half meters (18ft) long, it is known for its robust belly and osteoderms along its sides and back.
What is Saltasaurus?
"Great Beast"
What is Megatherium?
The theory that traits are stored in the genetic material of parents, and are randomly passed down to offspring and only those with traits considered "fit" survive to reproduce.
What is Darwinian Evolution?