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** The scene in 'Kaibab's Hunter' where Matilda snatches a meal from a toxic geyser field is ''very'' reminiscent of a scene involving a bull ''Tyrannosaurus'' in the original ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs''.
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** When examining Migel's R.O.V., Tai notes that it has "Made in [[VideoGame/{{Tropico}}]]" written in its user manual.
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** When examining Migel's R.O.V., Tai notes that it has "Made in [[VideoGame/{{Tropico}}]]" VideoGame/{{Tropico}}" written in its user manual.
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* OminousForeshadowing: There's a lot of hints in this story that the park's time portal isn't the only way to go back in time....
** Chief among them happens in part five of ''Kaibab's Hunter'', where we see a pit filled with toxic fumes (from natural gas) which has the corpses of many animals in them....including several dinosaurs, with the narration explicitly noting that these ''aren't'' creatures that the park rescued.
** Chief among them happens in part five of ''Kaibab's Hunter'', where we see a pit filled with toxic fumes (from natural gas) which has the corpses of many animals in them....including several dinosaurs, with the narration explicitly noting that these ''aren't'' creatures that the park rescued.
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** Granted, [[DownplayedTrope these animals are not portrayed as monsters, but merely normal animals.
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** Granted, [[DownplayedTrope these animals are not portrayed as monsters, but merely normal animals.animals]].
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* BerserkButton: Meta example: do not try to tell the author that ''Montanaspinus'' is not real. He actually does know it is realy, but has repeatedly stated that he put it in the story do to RuleOfCool and will not remove it.
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* SeaMonster: Besides sharks, the park is home to mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, giant nautiloids, eurypterids, and eugenodonts. And more are on the way....
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* SeaMonster: Besides sharks, the park is home to mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, giant nautiloids, giant ichthyosaurs, eurypterids, and eugenodonts. And more are on the way....way....
** The author has also included a completely speculative species of filter-feeding pliosaur at the park. [[FanDumb He would appreciate it if people remember that they are completely fictional and stop mentioning it in the reviews.]]
** The author has also included a completely speculative species of filter-feeding pliosaur at the park. [[FanDumb He would appreciate it if people remember that they are completely fictional and stop mentioning it in the reviews.]]
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* TurtlePower: the park is home to prehistoric turtles, including the titanic ''Heserotestudo''. The current chapter is focused on the rescue of the the prehistoric sea turtle ''Desmatochelys.''
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* {{Crossover}}: With ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'', or at least the specials: the Chased by Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters specials are said to have happened in this story, and were apparently practice missions for the actual rescues.
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* {{Crossover}}: With ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'', or at least the specials: the Chased by Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters specials are said to have happened in this story, and were apparently practice missions for the actual rescues. Several animals from those series appear in Chapter 3, with the author stating they are the same animals from those specials.
** There's also a bunch of smaller prehistoric crocodilians running around the park.
* RhinoRampage. As with the original show, ''Elasmotherium'', but the fanfic also contains the more well wooly rhino ''Coelodonta'' and the obscure North American rhinoceros genera ''Teloceras'', ''Menoceras'', an ''Aphelops''
** Granted, [[DownplayedTrope these animals are not portrayed as monsters, but merely normal animals.
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* ShoutOut: When talking about how his father designed the portal, Tristan mentions he had the help of three scientists named [[Series/{{Primeval}} Temple]], [[Series/PrimevalNewWorld Cross]], and [[Disney/{{Dinosaur}} Seeker]].
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** When talking about how his father designed the portal, Tristan mentions he had the help of three scientists named [[Series/{{Primeval}} Temple]], [[Series/PrimevalNewWorld Cross]], and [[Disney/{{Dinosaur}}Seeker]].Seeker]].
** The Giant Belemnites rescued in ''Sovereign Of The Seas'' are likely references to [[https://www.livescience.com/40856-kraken-rises-with-new-fossil-evidence.html The Triassic Kraken.]]
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** The Giant Belemnites rescued in ''Sovereign Of The Seas'' are likely references to [[https://www.livescience.com/40856-kraken-rises-with-new-fossil-evidence.html The Triassic Kraken.]]
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* ThreateningShark: The park is home to several prehistoric sharks. Additionally, Nigel also rescued a ''Stethecanthus'' and the juvenile ''Megalodon'' from Sea Monsters prior to the start of the story.
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* ThreateningShark: The park is home to several prehistoric sharks. Additionally, Nigel also rescued a ''Stethecanthus'' and the juvenile ''Megalodon'' from Sea Monsters prior to the start of the story. The park is also home to several shark relatives, such as the eugenodont ''Edestus''. {{Downplayed}}, though, in that the sharks aren't portrayed in an overly menacing manner and even get P.O.V. segments all to themselves.
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** On the non-paleontological side of things, the author mentions that whenever the team goes diving, they always make a safety stop to let nitrogen gas filter out of their blood so that they do not suffer decompression sickness. [[WriteWhatYouKnow According to the author, this is beause he has actually been Scuba diving and knows all of the rules associated with it.]]
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* GiantFlyer: On the pterosaurs' side, ''Quetzalcoatlus.'' On the birds' side, ''Cathartornis'', a relative of the more well known ''Teratornis'' and ''Argentavis''.
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* NeverSmileAtACrococdile: The park has not only ''Deinosuchus'', but also ''Sarcosuchus''. According to WordOfGod, it's the same one from ''Chased By Dinosaurs''.
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* NeverSmileAtACrococdile: NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The park has not only ''Deinosuchus'', but also ''Sarcosuchus''. According to WordOfGod, it's the same one from ''Chased By Dinosaurs''.
* SeaMonster: Besides sharks, the park is home to mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, giant nautiloids, eurypterids, and eugenodonts. And more are on the way....
* SparedByTheAdaptation: The female ''Tyrannosaurus'', four of the ''Mei long'' from ''Dino Birds'', and the second ''Smilodon'' cub are all successfully rescued and are doing fine in the park.
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* ThreateningShark: The park is home to several prehistoric sharks. Additionally, Nigel also rescued a ''Stethecanthus'' and the juvenile ''Megalodon'' from Sea Monsters prior to the start of the story.
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* TheMarvelousDeer: ''Megaloceros''.
* NeverSmileAtACrococdile: The park has not only ''Deinosuchus'', but also ''Sarcosuchus''. According to WordOfGod, it's the same one from ''Chased By Dinosaurs''.
* PantheraAwesome: Besides ''Smilodon'', the park also has several other species of feliforms, ranging from other machairodonts (''Machairodus'') to close relatives (''Barbourfelis'').
* NeverSmileAtACrococdile: The park has not only ''Deinosuchus'', but also ''Sarcosuchus''. According to WordOfGod, it's the same one from ''Chased By Dinosaurs''.
* PantheraAwesome: Besides ''Smilodon'', the park also has several other species of feliforms, ranging from other machairodonts (''Machairodus'') to close relatives (''Barbourfelis'').
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* FeatheredFiend: Most of the theropod dinosaurs, including all of the park's birds. For a specific example, the ''Bathornis''.
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* HonorableElephant: Besides Martha the Mammoth, the park also plays host to a herd of ''Zygolophodon'' (a type of mastodon) as well as several gomphotheres.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Besides the human cast, there are also plenty of animals that get focus segments in the series.
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** The author has also confirmed that many of the animals rescued in demons of the deep were very brightly colored.
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* AmazingTechnicolrWildlife:
** In Zhao's chapter, she meets a ''Richardoestesia'', a very poorly known species of theropod, that is purple and yellow.
** In Zhao's chapter, she meets a ''Richardoestesia'', a very poorly known species of theropod, that is purple and yellow.
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*{{Crossover}}: With ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'', or at least the specials: the Chased by Dinosaurs and Sea Monsters specials are said to have happened in this story, and were apparently practice missions for the actual rescues.
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** All dinosaurs are accurately feathered.
** It's explicitly noted that terror birds died out due to climate change and not due to being outcompeted by mammalian predators. Contrary to popular belief, terror birds would not have competed with saber-toothed cats for food, as they are specialized in hunting completely different prey.
** It's explicitly noted that terror birds died out due to climate change and not due to being outcompeted by mammalian predators. Contrary to popular belief, terror birds would not have competed with saber-toothed cats for food, as they are specialized in hunting completely different prey.
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* StockDinosaurs: [[UpToEleven Too many to count.]][[ZigZaggedTrope However, many more obscure genera are featured as well.]]
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** A big result of this is that we get to see how strange many modern animals are to extinct ones. This is especially true in the case of Ben, because as an arthropod from the Carboniferous, the only vertebrates he would have seen were (essentially) lizards and amphibians, yet now he is seeing some creatures that are bigger than he is.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: Vera ends up naming the park's first ''Acrocanthosaurus'' (are carnivorous dinosaur known to hunt the giant sauropods) Finn.
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** That being said, the author has admitted to keeping any artistic license that were present in the original series (namely, having ''Smilodon'' live side-by-side with ''Phorusrhacos'' when the latter disappeared before the former evolved, and having ''Nyctosaurus'', ''Deinosuchus'' and ''Albertosaurus'' appear in the same mission).
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: In addition to the Carboniferous arthropods rescued in the original series, the park is also home to several types of eurypterids, including the earliest known species, ''Pentecopterus''.
* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: Giant nautiloids are rescued in ''Demons of the Deep'', while a colossal type of belemnite is rescued during ''Sovereign of the Sea''. Smaller ammonites and belemnites are mentioned as being rescued during many of the oceanic missions.
* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: Giant nautiloids are rescued in ''Demons of the Deep'', while a colossal type of belemnite is rescued during ''Sovereign of the Sea''. Smaller ammonites and belemnites are mentioned as being rescued during many of the oceanic missions.
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* ShownTheirWork: The author goes to extreme lengths to make sure that each chapter is up to date with recent discoveries in the fossil record.
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* StockAnimalDiet: Averted with Zhao, who is portrayed as eating ''clay'' among other things. WordOfGod is that this is based on Macaws and elephants, [[ShownTheirWork which do this in real life. In fact, several macaws are shown eating from the same clay deposit as Zhao.]]
* XenoFiction: The animals aren't humanized at all in this story, and it shows.
* XenoFiction: The animals aren't humanized at all in this story, and it shows.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: Vera ends up naming the park's first ''Acrocanthosaurus'' (are carnivorous dinosaur known to hunt the giant sauropods) Finn.
* HailfirePeaks: It's been stated that the park has tundra on it, despite being in the tropics. [[LampshadeHanging Even the narration is confused by this.]] It's been hinted that this is going to be important in the future.
* HailfirePeaks: It's been stated that the park has tundra on it, despite being in the tropics. [[LampshadeHanging Even the narration is confused by this.]] It's been hinted that this is going to be important in the future.
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** Addtionally, the island the park is on was inhabited prior to the park being built, and some of the natives are still living there. The fact they barely react to the presence of ''dinosaurs'' [[{{Foreshadowing hints that they might have something to hide...]]
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** Addtionally, the island the park is on was inhabited prior to the park being built, and some of the natives are still living there. The fact they barely react to the presence of ''dinosaurs'' [[{{Foreshadowing [[{{Foreshadowing}} hints that they might have something to hide...]]
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: THe art the author has posted for the story (so far) is very vibrant.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The story has an explanation for how the time portal was created, though it hasn't been elaborated on that much.
** Addtionally, the island the park is on was inhabited prior to the park being built, and some of the natives are still living there. The fact they barely react to the presence of ''dinosaurs'' [[{{Foreshadowing hints that they might have something to hide...]]
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife:THe The art the author has posted for the story (so far) is very vibrant.
** Addtionally, the island the park is on was inhabited prior to the park being built, and some of the natives are still living there. The fact they barely react to the presence of ''dinosaurs'' [[{{Foreshadowing hints that they might have something to hide...]]
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In addition to the main story, there are also two side stories: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12226364/1/Prehistoric-Park-Inside-their-World Inside Their World]],'' which follows the residents of the park when the camera isn't rolling; and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12266647/1/Prehistoric-Park-The-Untold-Stories]], which follows the lives of the staff off-camera. Additionally, the story has a [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/prehistoric-park-reborn-prehistoric-park-fanfiction-au.391796/ Spacebattles forum.]]
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In addition to the main story, there are also two side stories: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12226364/1/Prehistoric-Park-Inside-their-World Inside Their World]],'' which follows the residents of the park when the camera isn't rolling; and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12266647/1/Prehistoric-Park-The-Untold-Stories]], net/s/12266647/1/Prehistoric-Park-The-Untold-Stories The Untold Stories]]'', which follows the lives of the staff off-camera. Additionally, the story has a [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/prehistoric-park-reborn-prehistoric-park-fanfiction-au.391796/ Spacebattles forum.]]
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* HemisphericBias: Most of the chapters focus on animals from North America.
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDiffernt: This story focuses entirely on the animals in the park, with only tangential mention of humans.
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* PrehistoricMonser: {{Defied}} with extreme prejudice: while the main story already tries to subvert or defy this trope, ''Inside Their World'' goes out of its way to make all of the animals at the park sympathetic, while trying to eliminate an monstrous traits the animals might possess.
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* PrehistoricMonser: PrehistoricMonster: {{Defied}} with extreme prejudice: while the main story already tries to subvert or defy this trope, ''Inside Their World'' goes out of its way to make all of the animals at the park sympathetic, while trying to eliminate an monstrous traits the animals might possess.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12045762/1/Prehistoric-Park-Returned-From-Extinction Prehistoric Park: Returned From Extinction]], formerly titled ''Prehistoric Park: Reborn'', is a ''Series/PrehistoricPark'' fanfic by [=Flameal15k=].
The initial plot is the same as the series: Zoologist Nigel Marven travels back in time to rescue animals on the brink of extinction. The plan is to bring them to the safety of the present and give them a second chance.
While the initial chapters are merely adaptations of the episodes from the original series, from Chapter 32 onwards, the story is original content.
In addition to the main story, there are also two side stories: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12226364/1/Prehistoric-Park-Inside-their-World Inside Their World]],'' which follows the residents of the park when the camera isn't rolling; and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12266647/1/Prehistoric-Park-The-Untold-Stories]], which follows the lives of the staff off-camera. Additionally, the story has a [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/prehistoric-park-reborn-prehistoric-park-fanfiction-au.391796/ Spacebattles forum.]]
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: THe art the author has posted for the story (so far) is very vibrant.
* HemisphericBias: Most of the chapters focus on animals from North America.
* PrehistoricMonster: {{Defied}}: the author portrays prehistoric creatures in the same way modern ones are.
* SeldomSeenSpecies; [[UpToEleven Too many to count.]] [[JustifiedTrope The author prefers to go with obscure species, because many of them are very interesting in their own right.]]
* StockDinosaurs: [[UpToEleven Too many to count.]][[ZigZaggedTrope However, many more obscure genera are featured as well.]]
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDiffernt: This story focuses entirely on the animals in the park, with only tangential mention of humans.
* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Humans are frequently noted to be odd in many of the animal [=POVs=], leaving many of the animals unsure about how they should act toward them.
* PrehistoricMonser: {{Defied}} with extreme prejudice: while the main story already tries to subvert or defy this trope, ''Inside Their World'' goes out of its way to make all of the animals at the park sympathetic, while trying to eliminate an monstrous traits the animals might possess.
* ShoutOut: The title is one to the app ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs: Inside Their World.''
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The intent of this story.
The initial plot is the same as the series: Zoologist Nigel Marven travels back in time to rescue animals on the brink of extinction. The plan is to bring them to the safety of the present and give them a second chance.
While the initial chapters are merely adaptations of the episodes from the original series, from Chapter 32 onwards, the story is original content.
In addition to the main story, there are also two side stories: ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12226364/1/Prehistoric-Park-Inside-their-World Inside Their World]],'' which follows the residents of the park when the camera isn't rolling; and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12266647/1/Prehistoric-Park-The-Untold-Stories]], which follows the lives of the staff off-camera. Additionally, the story has a [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/prehistoric-park-reborn-prehistoric-park-fanfiction-au.391796/ Spacebattles forum.]]
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: THe art the author has posted for the story (so far) is very vibrant.
* HemisphericBias: Most of the chapters focus on animals from North America.
* PrehistoricMonster: {{Defied}}: the author portrays prehistoric creatures in the same way modern ones are.
* SeldomSeenSpecies; [[UpToEleven Too many to count.]] [[JustifiedTrope The author prefers to go with obscure species, because many of them are very interesting in their own right.]]
* StockDinosaurs: [[UpToEleven Too many to count.]][[ZigZaggedTrope However, many more obscure genera are featured as well.]]
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDiffernt: This story focuses entirely on the animals in the park, with only tangential mention of humans.
* HumansThroughAlienEyes: Humans are frequently noted to be odd in many of the animal [=POVs=], leaving many of the animals unsure about how they should act toward them.
* PrehistoricMonser: {{Defied}} with extreme prejudice: while the main story already tries to subvert or defy this trope, ''Inside Their World'' goes out of its way to make all of the animals at the park sympathetic, while trying to eliminate an monstrous traits the animals might possess.
* ShoutOut: The title is one to the app ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs: Inside Their World.''
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The intent of this story.
