WWD - In the Shadows of Giants

So after episode 2 seemed to be rather out of left field, here is the more familiar setting for my third episode: Late Jurassic Utah, 150 Million years ago (Morrison Formation). Also guessed by: , because overused settings are not really popular.
Of course I have been thinking of the Tendaguru Formation at first (Lourinha Formation was out of the question because Dinosaur Revolution is too recent), but its faunal assemblage is not quite fulfilling for me. It has lots of sauropods and a nice stegosaur, but the theropods are all based on too scrappy remains for me. African Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus are indeterminate, Veterupristisaurus is only known from some vertebrae (so I´m wondering whether the African Allosaurus and Veterupristisaurus might turn out to be the same animal) and Ostafrikasaurus is just a single tooth. I also wanted the Late Jurassic Episode to focus less on the giant sauropods and apex predators, but more on the small to medium-sized animals, and the Morrison Formation has a much more diverse cast for this. Also, most of these animals are from the Cleveland-Lloyd-Dinosaur-Quarry, so you can guess how this Episode ends.

Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus: As the protagonist of this episode it connects the world of small dinosaurs with the world of large dinosaurs. It mostly hunts ornithischians and harasses smaller dinosaurs, but occasionally clashes with its bitter rival Allosaurus. This Ceratosaurus is based on Scott Hartman´s skeletal of a fully grown 7 meter long adult, so Allosaurus better watch out. Colour based on a spotted hyena.

Allosaurus fragilis: The "Lion of the Jurassic", now complete with its own mane, this species measures only 9 meters in length. The really big guys like Epanterias and Saurophaganax are left out of this episode to give Ceratosaurus a better match up. Allosaurs sometimes gang up to take down sauropods or Stegosaurus and whenever they encounter an area with several cadavers. Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal and colour inspired by a lion.

Camptosaurus dispar: The token prey animal. Camptosaurus is 6 meters long and quite robust, and especially hard to beat when it comes in a herd. Pose based on Scott Hartman´s Uteodon and black stripes based on a Thomson´s Gazelle. A zebra-like mane is all that remains from the fuzz of its ancestors.

Koparion douglassi: Now you might call me a cheater because this animal is only known from a single tooth crown, but at least we can surely say it is a troodontid, and undescribed troodontid fossils are known from the Morrison Formation anyway. I am including this probably chicken-sized theropod here to introduce the audience to the bird-like dinosaurs that will become much more common during the Cretaceous. Like most troodontids, this small animal is an omnivore and lies closer to the bottom of the food chain. Colour based on a Swinhoe´s pheasant.

Harpactognathus gentryii: With a wingspan of 2.5 meters, the eagle of the Jurassic swoops down to terrorize mammals and maniraptors alike. This is the largest non-pterodactyloid pterosaur known, but it gives only a glimpse into the future of pterosaurs. Colour based on a female kestrel.

Stokesosaurus clevelandi: This 2.5 meter long theropod represents the dawn of tyrannosaurs. When people think of Stokesosaurus, they usually think of a medium-sized predator 4-6 meters long. But that is the British species Stokesosaurus langhami, which was recently renamed Juratyrant. The actual Stokesosaurus fills the role of a small predator, like the Ornitholestes from the original WWD. Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal and colour based on a bateleur.

Fruitafossor windscheffeli: Hey, ever wondered what happened to synapsids after their still impressive size in the Triassic? That´s why Fruitafossor is here. Being no larger than a chipmunk, this is actually the smallest mammal of the Morrison Formation, but I chose it because it shows off the diversity of early mammals. It has large, muscled forearms and teeth comparable to those of armadillos, showing that this mammal was specialized to feed on colonial insects (termites). Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal and colour based on a tamandua.

Camarasaurus lentus: At 15 meters long, Camarasaurus seems underwhelming for a sauropod, but it is the most common sauropod of the Morrison Formation. Still, they take a background role as the episode focuses more on the smaller and medium-sized animals. Pose based on a Scott Hartman skeletal and colour based on an Okapi. On its neck and back it has a row of... stuff that is supposed to be transitional between proto-feathers and the keratineous spikes so commonly put on sauropods these days.

Stegosaurus stenops: Measuring 7 meters in length and being equipped with a thagomizer nobody wants to mess with, this ornithischian is little more than eye candy. But look, it has fuzzy stuff on its plates! Based on a Scott Hartman skeletal.

Amphicoelias fragillimus: The legendary giant appears as a one-scene wonder to drive home the point that this is the age of the freaking dinosaurs! This particular one is 48 meters long, which may still be rather conservative. Colour inspired by a blue whale.