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** Proving MixAndMatchCritters can get this, too, Torca, and his repaint, Elephorpha, are meant to be half-orca, half-elephant. The orca part is definitely there; the elephant part, [[https://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/2019-10-15-Torca-1.jpg not so much.]] He does have tusks and leathery skin, but his posture is more like a big cat, his mouth looks more like a wolf, and his feet are three-toed claws rather than elephant feet. Even his ears are way off from elephant ears, and his skin is either metallic gold or bright blue. He looks more like some kind of [[CallASmeerpARabbit fantasy monster]], or possibly a case of SpeculativeBiology. Concept art has surfaced suggesting that his design may have originated from a different project.

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** Proving MixAndMatchCritters can get this, too, Torca, and his repaint, Elephorpha, Elphaorpha, are meant to be half-orca, half-elephant. The orca part is definitely there; the elephant part, [[https://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/2019-10-15-Torca-1.jpg not so much.]] He does have tusks and leathery skin, but his posture is more like a big cat, his mouth looks more like a wolf, and his feet are three-toed claws rather than elephant feet. Even his ears are way off from elephant ears, and his skin is either metallic gold or bright blue. He looks more like some kind of [[CallASmeerpARabbit fantasy monster]], or possibly a case of SpeculativeBiology. Concept art has surfaced suggesting that his design may have originated from a different project.
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*** The ''Iguanodon'' are a mild example. They have smaller forelimbs than the real animal, making them look more like similar ornithopods such as ''Mantellisaurus''. This is especially noticeable in ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution2'', which featured a more accurate ''Iguanodon''.
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*** The ''Ankylosaurus'' possesses pointed osteoderms and large spikes protruding from its sides, which nowadays make it resemble its spikier relatives such as ''Tarchia'' or ''Zuul'' (the real ''Ankylosaurus'' had smoothed or rounded armor). This was because the nodosaur ''Edmontonia'' was thought to have had a tail club, which nodosaurs are now known for lacking, and this portrayal resulted in confusion between it and ''Ankylosaurus'', thus the latter became portrayed with spikes.

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*** The ''Ankylosaurus'' possesses possess pointed osteoderms and large spikes protruding from its their sides, which nowadays make it them resemble its their spikier relatives such as ''Tarchia'' or ''Zuul'' (the real ''Ankylosaurus'' had smoothed or rounded armor). This was because the nodosaur ''Edmontonia'' was thought to have had a tail club, which nodosaurs are now known for lacking, and this portrayal resulted in confusion between it and ''Ankylosaurus'', thus the latter became portrayed with spikes. This depiction got carried over to later films.
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*** The ''Ankylosaurus'' possess pointed osteoderms and spikes along their sides, which nowadays make them resemble its spikier relatives such as ''Tarchia'' or ''Zuul'' (the real ''Ankylosaurus'' had smoothed or rounded armor). This was because the nodosaur ''Edmontonia'' was thought to have had a tail club, which nodosaurs are now known for lacking, and this portrayal resulted in confusion between it and ''Ankylosaurus'', thus the latter became portrayed with spikes.

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*** The ''Ankylosaurus'' possess possesses pointed osteoderms and large spikes along their protruding from its sides, which nowadays make them it resemble its spikier relatives such as ''Tarchia'' or ''Zuul'' (the real ''Ankylosaurus'' had smoothed or rounded armor). This was because the nodosaur ''Edmontonia'' was thought to have had a tail club, which nodosaurs are now known for lacking, and this portrayal resulted in confusion between it and ''Ankylosaurus'', thus the latter became portrayed with spikes.

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** ''Film/JurassicParkIII'': The ''Pteranodon'' have ''[[ToothyBird teeth]]'', especially ludicrous considering its name literally means "toothless wing" and there were many other species of pterosaurs that did possess teeth.

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*** The ''Ankylosaurus'' possess pointed osteoderms and spikes along their sides, which nowadays make them resemble its spikier relatives such as ''Tarchia'' or ''Zuul'' (the real ''Ankylosaurus'' had smoothed or rounded armor). This was because the nodosaur ''Edmontonia'' was thought to have had a tail club, which nodosaurs are now known for lacking, and this portrayal resulted in confusion between it and ''Ankylosaurus'', thus the latter became portrayed with spikes.
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The ''Pteranodon'' have ''[[ToothyBird teeth]]'', especially ludicrous considering its name literally means "toothless wing" and there were many other species of pterosaurs that did possess teeth.
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*** The ''Dreadnoughtus'' look more like a modified version of the ''Brachiosaurus''.

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*** The ''Dreadnoughtus'' look more like a modified version of the ''Brachiosaurus''. Granted, brachiosaurs and titanosaurs are very closely related.

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