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WWD - Chinle Formation

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Late Triassic, Arizona. Instead of pulling an ''Arkurate'' on the original WWD cast, as that seems to have triggered people (plus, it was somewhat boring to begin with), I decided to make a more complete remake of the episode, while staying in the same formation; note the timespans of each creature may not be 100% correspondent to the fossil record.
I do not own the references used for any of the animals; they belong to Scott Hartman (Coelophysis) and Jeff Martz (everything else).

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Vancleavea campi: Would make a brief appearance as a barely meter-long, aquatic ambush hunter feeding on fish and invertebrates. Mostly an extra tidbit of how weird archosauromorphs got in the Triassic, but overshadowed by the larger fauna.
Trilophosaurus sp: A 2.5-meter, lizard-like herbivorous archosauromorph, would be portrayed behaving similar to an iguana. While prey for the larger and bolder coelophysoid specimens, it can defend itself by lashing out with its tail or snapping at them with its beak.
Coelophysis bauri?.: If the Petrified Forest specimens are C.bauri then this species is just old enough to be featured; otherwise I'll just rename this to indeterminate 3-meter coelophysoid. It's a generalistic hunter that eats anything it can find, including its own kind, and occasionally gathers in mob attacks both against small and large prey (though it never attacks healthy Desmatosuchus, Postosuchus, or Placerias).
Koskinonodon perfectus: A temnospondyl reaching up to 3 meters, would be depicted lurking in the bottom of murky water sources and snaps up passing animals small enough to fit into its mouth. A starving individual lunges out of the water to try and catch a Coelophysis, but the dinosaur scurries out of its way. More nearby theropods rush to the scene, eventually turning the tables and mobbing the amphibian to death.
Silesauridae indet.: Also barely appearing, it shows the difference between non-dinosaurian dinosauromorphs and early dinosaurs like Coelophysis. Basically just eats some plants and gets chased offscreen by one of the theropods.
Placerias hesternus: Whilst the original WWD portrayed it living in large herds, here it would be a lone, rare herbivore, as its fossils are uncommon outside of a single specific quarry. It would still behave somewhat similar to a hippo, and like one, it would be aggressive and capable of brief bursts of speed to scare off rivals or potential predators. 
Desmatosuchus spurensis: At 4.6 meters long, the most famous of aetosaurs would be portrayed as a pig-like, mostly-herbivorous omnivore, more common and less aggressive than the Placerias, living alone or in small multi-aged groups. A lone subadult is attacked and taken down by the Postosuchus.
Postosuchus kirkpatricki: A 5-meter long terrestrial carnivore that preys on basically everything else. Unlike the original, it would be portrayed as a bipedal, active and fast-moving hunter, making it that much more dangerous.
Smilosuchus gregorii: The largest predator of the region at 6.8 meters, it's essentially a crocodile analogue. Mostly seen doing absolutely nothing, as crocodiles do (no relation, though) sunbathing as small agile critters pick scraps of meat from between its teeth. Eventually would get a badass moment at the end of the episode by ambushing the Postosuchus.
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Joseph9570's avatar

where's the Plateosaurus? I mean I know it's only known from footprints but you can still add it in.