History Characters / WalkingWithDinosaurs

* NoNameGiven: They are only called "Metopsaurs" and never by a specific genus.
* WackyWaysideTribe: They appear numerous times in the novelization of "New Blood" but only briefly and don't contribute much to the plot other than to showcase more of the Late Triassic wildlife.[[/folder]]

[[folder: Coelurus]]

* CanonForeigner: The only one in the show.

* WackyWaysideTribe: They appear numerous times in the novelization of "New Blood" but only briefly and don't contribute much to the plot other than to showcase more of the Late Triassic wildlife, though they are shown to be a predator of young ''Placerias''.
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[[Folder:Coelurus]]

[[folder:Phytosaur]]
A large Triassic archosaur that convergently evolved to look and behave like a crocodile. Appears only in the novelization.

* EndOfAnAge: Competition with riparian reptiles such as phytosaurs is shown as being one of the reasons why the dominance of temnospondyls (like the local metoposaurids) is coming to an end.
* FantasticFaunaCounterpart: To Nile crocodiles, as they congregate in large numbers in the shrinking bodies of water during the dry season, dig burrows and go into a dormant state to survive the prolonged drought, and their relationship with the ''Placerias'' mirrors that of crocs and hippos. Like hippos, the adults ''Placerias'' don't fear the phytosaurs (they even mate in the water while surrounded by phytosaurs) but younger animals are fair game.
* NoNameGiven: They are only called "phytosaurs" and never by a specific genus like ''Smilosuchus'', ''Machaeroprosopus'', or ''Redondasaurus''.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Though not true crocodiles, they look the part and fulfill the same ecological role, though it's stated that they won't attack fully grown ''Placerias''.
* WackyWaysideTribe: They appear numerous times in the novelization of "New Blood" but only briefly and don't contribute much to the plot other than to showcase more of the Late Triassic wildlife, though they are shown to be a predator of young ''Placerias''.

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!!Time of the Titans and The Ballad of Big Al
!!!''Allosaurus''
[[folder:In General]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wwd_allosaurus.jpg]]
The largest predator and main antagonist in "Time of the Titans".
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A Triassic theropod.

* FantasticFaunaCounterpart: To Nile crocodiles, as they congregate in large numbers in the shrinking bodies of water during the dry season, and their relationship with the ''Placerias'' mirrors that of crocs and hippos. Like hippos, the adults ''Placerias'' don't fear the phytosaurs (they even mate in the water while surrounded by phytosaurs) but younger animals are fair game.

* WackyWaysideTribe: They appear several times in the novelization of "New Blood" but only briefly and don't contribute much to the plot other than to showcase more of the Late Triassic wildlife, though they are shown to be a predator of young ''Placerias''.

* FantasyFaunaCounterpart: To Nile crocodiles, as they congregate in large numbers in the shrinking bodies of water during the dry season, and their relationship with the ''Placerias'' mirrors that of crocs and hippos. Like hippos, the adults ''Placerias'' don't fear the phytosaurs (they even mate in the water while surrounded by phytosaurs) but younger animals are fair game.

* WackyWaysideTribe: They appear several times in the novelization of "New Blood" but only briefly and don't contribute much to the plot other than to showcase more of the Late Triassic wildlife.

A large Triassic archosaur that convergently evolved to look and behave like a crocodile. Appears only in the novel.

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Though not true crocodiles, the look the part and fulfill the same ecological role, though it's stated that they won't attack fully grown ''Placerias''.

EndOfAnAge: Competition with riparian reptiles such as phytosaurs is shown as being one of the reasons why the dominance of temnospondyls (like the local metoposaurids) is coming to an end.
NoNameGiven: They are only called "phytosaurs" and never by a specific genus like ''Smilosuchus'', ''Machaeroprosopus'', or ''Redondasaurus''.
NeverSmileAtCrocodile: Though not true crocodiles, the look the part and fulfill the same ecological role, though it's stated that they won't attack fully grown ''Placerias''.
WackyWaysideTribe: They appear several times in the novelization of "New Blood" but only briefly and don't contribute much to the plot other than to showcase more of the Late Triassic wildlife.

!!Time of the Titans and The Ballad of Big Al
!!!''Allosaurus''
[[folder:In General]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wwd_allosaurus.jpg]]
The largest predator and main antagonist in "Time of the Titans".

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: While she still meets her end after a fight with the ''Ankylosaurus'', unlike the show in where she dies a slow death and internal injuries, in the novelization gives her a much quicker death as the ''Ankylosaurus'' beats the mother ''Tyrannosaurus'' to death before departing with her own baby ''Ankylosaurus'' .

* DecompositeCharacter: In the novelization, both ''Anatotitan'' and ''Edmontosaurus'' appear in supporting roles, though the fact files aknowledge that the latter could be a synonym of the latter (which has since become the prevailing view).

* PaletteSwap: Made from a modified ''Iguanodon'' model, resulting in it having thumbs.

* FantasticFaunaCounterpart: In the novelization, their social behavior is expanded on and it strongly parallels extant lions, with the females doing most of the hunting while being beholden to a dominant male, and it's also mentioned that populations that live on plains form larger packs, while those inhabititing forests hunt alone or in small bands (mirroring African and Asiatic lions).

* MisplacedWildlife: '''''Utah'''raptor'' in Europe, anyone?

* NoNameGiven: They are only referred to as "cynodonts" rather than by genus name as with every other animal in the episode. This is because they are based on two teeth fossils which did not have a name until 2005 (dubbed ''Kraterokheirodon''). However, when the teeth were named, the original cynodont classification was called into question, so now there's no conclusive evidence of cynodonts from the Chinle Formation.