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Trinisaura
“ The presence of axially elongate distal caudal vertebrae, pubis with long prepubic and postpubic processes, as well as a femur with a distinct anterior trochanter, a pendant 4th trochanter, and a shallow anterior intercondylar groove constitute a combination of characters present in the Late Cretaceous Patagonian. ”
– Rodolfo A. Coria
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: †Ornithischia
Clade: †Ornithopoda
Clade: †Elasmaria
Genus: †Trinisaura
Species: †Trinisaura santamartaensis
Descendant: †elasmarians
Named by: Rodolfo Aníbal Coria
Year Described: 2013
Size: 1.2 meters tall in height; 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) in length
Lifespan: 20+ years
Activity: Crepuscular 🌇
Thermoregulate: Endotherm
Type(s): Reptiles (†Elasmarians)
Title(s):
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Pantheon: Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳
Time Period: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) 73–66? Ma - Holocene
Alignment: Shy
Threat Level: ★★
Diet: Herbivorous 🌿🌱🌸
Element(s): Normal
Inflict(s): n/a
Weakness(es): Fire 🔥, Water 🌊, Rock 🪨, Air 🌬️, Electric ⚡, Leaf 🌿, Ice ❄️, Metal 🔩, Dark 🌑, Light 🔆, Arcane ✨, Fae 🧚
Casualties: ???
Based On: itself
Conservation Status:
Earth (Late Cretaceous): Not Evaluated (NE) – IUCN Red List
Earth (Paleocene): Extinct (EX) – IUCN Red List
Reinachos/Ityosel: Critically Endangered (CR) – IUCN Red List
Trinisaura santamartaensis is an extinct genus and species of ornithopod dinosaur known from the lower levels of the Late Cretaceous Snow Hill Island Formation (early Maastrichtian stage) of James Ross Island, Antarctica.
The genus name is to commemorate the efforts of Argentine geologist Trinidad "Trini" Diaz and the Greek root -sauros, meaning "lizard". The species name is after Santa Marta Cove, where the fossils were collected.
Trinisaura santamartaensis was a small ornithopod dinosaur that ate plants. It had a slender body, a long tail for balance, short forelimbs, and a beak-like mouth for cropping vegetation. It walked mostly on two legs (bipedal), though it could probably get down on all fours to eat. Although some cousins may have had simple filament-like coatings and possibly quills, this species was probably covered in scales. The estimated length of Trinisaura santamartaensis is between 1.5 and 2 meters (5 and 6.5 feet). The only few ornithischians found in Antarctica are related to Hypsilophodon foxii rather than Morrosaurus antarcticus, another relative.
Trinisaura santamartaensis was a lightweight, nimble runner who used speed to elude predators. Although their swimming was not adapted for aquatic environments, it was likely capable of swimming short distances, such as across rivers, like many tiny dinosaurs. Because this environment was a continental biome with taiga vegetation, Trinisaura santamartaensis was resilient to freezing temperatures in a temperate forest during the Cretaceous period. This allowed Trinisaura to occupy an ecological niche similar to that of tortoises and ptarmigans. Like Morrosaurus antarcticus, Trinisaura may have quills on its tail for self-defense.
Trinisaura is also noted to have a slower growth rate than genera that lived in warmer climates, an adaptation to the colder temperatures of the Antarctic. Trinisaura is known solely from the Gamma Member of the Snow Hill Island Formation on James Ross Island, an island in the James Ross Island group on the northeastern edge of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Snow Hill Island Formation is one of only two major dinosaur-bearing rock formations found on Antarctica, bearing all but two of the continent's named dinosaurs. This is due to the two taphonomic and depositional settings of the Snow Hill Island Formation, with Trinisaura found alongside other dinosaurs with little to no signs of scavenging; Trinisaura itself is clean of scavenging.
Trinisaura santamartaensis was a herbivore that consumed ferns, shrubs, low-growing plants, and possibly mushrooms. Because Trinisaura lived in polar woods, it had to endure longer stretches of darkness (polar night) and colder temperatures than the majority of dinosaurs. Medium-sized theropods (meat-eating dinosaurs) and maybe early bird cousins or small carnivorous dinosaurs were the primary predators of this species in its ecology. The precise predators of Trinisaura santamartaensis are unknown due to the paucity of fossils found in Antarctica.
Likely egg-laying, like all dinosaurs.
Probably nested on the ground.
May have shown parental care, inferred from related species.
Trinisaura santamartaensis relied on speed, group awareness, and probably possessed keen senses (hearing and vision) and lived in small herds for safety. If Trinisaura still lived today, it would probably be timid and shy, not hostile, and eventually docile, much like deer or antelope. However, if raised in captivity, it would likely be calm and avoid humans in the wild.
Trinisaura santamartaensis was one of non-avian dinosaurs extinct during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. These causes include:
Asteroid impact
Climate collapse
Ecosystem disruption
Trinisaura was lived during the late Campanian stage of the Upper Cretaceous, around 73 to 72 million years ago in what is now James Ross Island off the coast of northern Antarctica near Patagonia, which is taiga forests to tundra.
Movement Pattern: Random
Individual Type: Solo, later herd
Population Trend: Decreasing
Population:
Locomotion: Terrestrial
Habitat: Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests.
Earth:
Extinct: Portugal; United States
When a Trinisaura hatches from an egg, it is instantly domesticated because the survivor always lives within 19 radii of the hatching egg and consumes grasses, seeds, flowers, and roots. You can feed an adult Trinisaura grasses, seeds, blossoms, and roots if it isn't already tamed.
Before going extinct due to climate change rather than an asteroid striking Earth, Trinisaura were native to the Cretaceous taiga of Antarctica. Prior to becoming an Isu Temple in the Late Pleistocene, the DNA of either the Fomorian or Reptilian Humanoid race during the Mesozoic era was preserved inside unbreakable, extinction-proof temples.
Due to an undiscovered wired bore from continent to seafloor created by both Isu and Eternals, some successful individuals in the Pleistocene or Bereshit period constructed the Isu Collider Gateway in Siberia and Mongolia, which is connected to the Global Aurora Borealis Device in New York state several thousand miles away.
Even though the colliders themselves produce radioactive byproducts from their fuel, this device, when fully operational, would provide clean energy that could be used for both conventional energy uses and the production of nonradioactive nuclear bombs. The Sundrop Flower, Moonstone Opal, and Elemental gemstones from Everrealm needed their fuel.
Additionally, the colliders include a backup feature that, if properly damaged, can generate wormholes that allow animals from the past to enter. Desmond Miles was devastated when Clay Kaczmarek, in the 2010s-set No Way to Seaway series, died at the end of an episode by touching the Magical Pedestal in the Grand Temple to save Earth from a solar flare and teleporting most people trapped in Late Cretaceous Earth universe, sacrificing his life to free Juno or now as Padre Salvi.
Why anomalies occur or what triggers their opening. Since they accompany the Earth into the Inner Core rather than being abandoned in space like a traditional wormhole may be, they must undoubtedly be connected to Clay Kaczmarek's soul. Kaczmarek followed Juno's advice and accepted this fate in order to save the world, even though she was partially responsible for his demise. When Paolo Kealani and his companions arrived at the New York Grand Temple in 2012, he was horrified to learn that Kaczmarek was a sacrifice rather than Miles, which led to his defeat and escape because he had violated their three tenets: "Never compromise the Brotherhood".
As of January 2013, animals from the Mesozoic era coexist and hunt with humans and creatures from the Holocene worldwide. The future will be reshaped by this delicate balance, which will ultimately decide whether humans will continue to be the Holocene apex predators, Guardians, or Elder Dragons on a planet they now share with Juno or Hera, history's most formidable adversary. Ronaldo Kealani and Marianne Jorpassadal, the most recent surviving reincarnations of Eros and Psyche that most kind allies and world leaders need to save from Hera's wrath, have souls that are intact despite the fact that both have died long ago.
Arabic: ترينيسَوراَ (trinisaurah)
Czech: Trinisaura
English: Trinisaura, Trinisaura santamartaensis
Espanol: Trinisaura, Trinisaura santamartaensis
French: Trinisaura, Trinisaura santamartaensis
Felyne: תריניסאַוּראַ (Trinisaura)
Greek: Τρινισαυρα (Trinisaura)
Hebrew: טריניזאורה
Malayalam: ട്രിനിസോറാ
Maori: Turinihaura
Nepali: त्रिनिसौर (Trinisaura)
Nihon: トリニサゥラ (Torinisaura)
Polish: Trinisaura
Portuguese (Portugal): Trinisaura
Russian: Trinisaura
Tagalog: Trinisaura
Zhongwen: 特立尼龙属
Trinisaura was one of the few dinosaurs discovered in Antarctica.
Trinisaura lived in months-long darkness, unlike most dinosaurs.
It helps scientists understand polar dinosaur ecosystems.
Its relatives suggest South America–Antarctica connections when continents were closer.