Samanayrs

Next month I'll be doing NaNoSamMo, where I try to make a Samanayr per day. I've been lacking in ideas for premade Sams lately, and the idea of dinosaur/prehistoric creature Sams was met with enthusiasm, so..

I'd love to hear your suggestions for dinosaurs and prehistoric critters to base Samanayrs on

If you haven't seem them before, there are a few Sams already out there based on dinos:

Not that Trumpet's colors are...likely to have been how a parasaurolophus looked...but you never know! *squishes him*

Wooly mammoths, saber toothed cats, dimetrodon, caudipteryx, microraptor... Those come to mind right now. I'm sure I'll be back with more suggestions later!

Gah, my dino knowledge is so grounded in the '80s it's laughable. ^~;; Almost as laughable as my ability to spell names.

Let's see... ornitholestes was always a favorite along with ornithomimus. Plesiosarus, hesperornis, rhamphorhynchus for the spiffy tail...

Hyracotherium (Dawn horse) seems appropriate and the Irish Elk had some awesome antlers that could be fun to play with. *nods*

How about some of these:
Ankylosaurus
Ichthyosaurus
Pterodactyl
Cotylorhynchus
Oviraptor
Apatosaurus

I also agree with the plesiosaur <3

Raptors are fun! Prehistoric horses are fun! Mammoths are fun! Big cats are fun!

(Emily's a bit loopy right now, forgive her!)

Oooh, yes, I second the plesio, ichthyosaur, and several of the ptero type species! Maybe quetzalcoatlus? Also more hadrosaurs...fun crests. And triceratops and kin would be neat too.

And...I know there's some ice agers I want to suggest...but I can't recall the names right now so will have to hunt around when I get home.

Will be time to drag out the old books and such and go rummaging for names!

I second... all therefore mentioned, but ESPECIALLY Sabertooth, Mammoth, Plesiosaur, Ichthyosaur, Dawn Horse and Irish Elk.

Some other suggestions:
Dire Wolf
Stag-moose (yes, its a creature. XD)
Woolly Rhino
Um... XD Maybe more later.

I'd love to see a Triceratops or a Maiasaura. Perhaps some of the ice age creatures, like the Wooly Rhino, etc. Maybe a Dodo bird and an Auroch. Warrahs and Elephant Birds are good too~

According to National Geographic theses are some of the stranger dinos out there:

AMARGASAURUS
STYRACOSAURUS
TUOJIANGOSAURUS

I also am fond of the Plesiosaur. XD

Mmm...a Styracosaurus would definitely be a showy Sam with those spiky frills... Or maybe a Glyptodont? Stegosaaurus perhaps? Spinosaurus is impressive with that back fin. A Dunkleosteus would be trickier...but quite intimidating.

And...found the name of one of those ice age giants I couldn't recall earlier. Baluchitherium.

So many ideas...

These are all pretty nifty:

Sharovipteryx: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharovipteryx (gliding wings on the rear legs, how cool is that?)
Longisquama: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/nov/1 ... on_debate/
Glyptodon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodon
Vancleavea: http://www.hmnh.org/archives/2007/08/12 ... -quarry-3/
Balaur: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaur_%28dinosaur%29
Gigantoraptor: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/ ... ists_disc/

Personally I like to go for the non-traditional dinos and animals... from before? if not after the dinosaurs though are considered the same era?

Sabertooth Tiger
Wooly Mammoth
Elasmosaur
Helicoprion
Mosasaur
Styracosaurus

to name a few... :3

Mosasaur.

Seriously. It would be the most terrifying aquatic sam ever.

Tyrannosaurus rex. please please please please. XD

I want Chompy as a Sam.

Glyptodont

Ambulocetus

longisquama


protoceratops


Phorusrhacos inflatus

Peltephilus

Possibly redundant for sams but... Eohippus?

Ah, someone mentioned Protoceratops.. he was always my favourite. Also the one with five face horns and little horns all around the frill.. Styracosaurus or some such? and the later huge mammals, the giant sloth and the grazing animal with the 'Y' shaped horn on its nose..

Let's not forget the hadrosaur family, either.

A duckbill like Ducky from Land Before Time
Yup yup yup!!!