126 Million years after Tarnoc and Juta and their offspring, Theropod evolution has since diversified beyond Dilophosaurids and Coelophysoids, the early Tetanurae (Stiff Tails) of their day would later become the dominate type of theropod while the only non-Tetanurae left are decedents the Abelisauruses. Along side the Theropods; the sauropods, the ornithopods, the Thyreophora, and the Marginocephalia also have changed with in that time spanned and now we reached our intended destination.
The same familiar sun arose, casting its light on an all too familiar world. The Continents may of changed as well as its inhabitants but this is still the same earth. North America traveled further northward away from South America, South America has since broken away from Africa, Antarctica is almost at its future position at the south pole while barley holding on to its partner continent Australia, Europe is still just scattered islands while Asia is become more like modern Asia, India now free from Antarctica and Africa is traveling ever so northward towards Asia. There is no Ice Caps either.
The Late Cretaceous - Maastrichtian
Region: North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.
Location: Hellcreek
Sounds of footsteps can be felt shaking the earth, a herd of Triceratops stop grazing as the adults immediately turn their tails towards their offspring while they walk back enough not to accidentally step on them as the adults form a circle around the defenseless babies using their shield-like heads to permit any carnivore stupid enough to get close to them. The Trees shake, some of the elderly triceratops begin to get nervous as an all too familiar form erupts from the sea of trees. Three functional toes; the fourth toe is off the ground vestigial and just hangs from the foot, two powerful legs, a long stiff tail, two strong tiny arms ending with two fingers, a powerful neck to support its bonecrushing jaws filled to the brim with banana shaped teeth, and on top of its head two forward eyes with great binocular vision; Tyrannosaurus rex, tyrant reptile king. She was not alone, with her was another equally large Tyrannosaurus who was her mate; we will call them Regina and Gorg respectively.
The matriarch of the Triceratops herd bellowed as she swung her horns around to intimidate the tyrannosauruses. The other Triceratopses began to do the same, Regina and Gorg carefully walked around the organized triceratops circle looking for an opening but from they could tell, the triceratops have a solid defense. Regina bellowed at the subadult Triceratops hoping to scare a few them out of their posts but the Matriarch stomps her foot to maintain order in her herd. The Tyrannosauruses though hungry decided that it wasn't worth getting injured, Regina turned her gaze to a herd of Edmontosaurus, she lead her mate towards this new bounty of food while the Triceratopses still kept formation, waited for the two beasts to leave the area... but as soon as they returned to grazing a Dakotaraptor sprinted out and snagged away one of the baby triceratops.
Yes, sorry I haven't been doing these lately, Life been busy
Okay no more delays.
The following morning the Tyrannosaurus family left their nest, seeing now it was compromised by the acheroraptors. Gorg and Regina lead their children through the thick forests, over fallen tree trunks that were partially submerged in the creek beds, traversing dried up river beds that were now deep trenches to a shallow creek.
A lone Dakotaraptor stood silent among the thick tree's branches, Little Claw briefly looked up towards the trees but was pushed forward by Fast Foot's snout. Then came a familiar roar, out of sight and around the corner of the creek trench.
Regina huffed as she nudges her offspring to stay close to her as Gorg positions himself fowarded towards the roar. It was a challenging roar, that was for certain, Gorg watched vigilantly as another male tyrannosaurus came into view from around the bend.
Karn we will call him, his jaws were malformed possibly from an unsuccessfull attempt to hunt an ankylosaurus, his teeth stuck out jagged and un-uniformed. He was also rather thin for a tyrannosaurus, suggesting he hasn't had many successful hunts. Karn stared at the smaller tyrannosauruses for a moment before...
^Can't wait for the next part.
"Part of the journey is the end..."
Bellowing territoriality at the invading Rex family. Karn snapped his jaws closed soon afterwards. Gorg took a few steps forward before gaping his mouth open to roar in retaliation. Karn huffed before lunging forward, roaring and chomping at the air.
Gorg battered his massive jaws against Karn. Karn staggered, he swings his jaws on to Gorg's snout. The two male tyrannosaurus tug at each other, Gorg was attempting to free himself from Karn's bite while Karn used all of his weight to swing the rival tyrannosaurus to the ground. However Gorg wasn't going down without a fight, he jerks his head sideways, pain he felt as blood tinkled down his snout. He pulled with more force until, his snout was finally free, at the cost of the skin on his muzzle.
Karn licked the blood off his teeth, he roars, wanting to bite Gorg once more. Gorg charged forward, he lowers his head to dodge Karn's bite, instead Gorg took a bite into Karn's chest. Karn snapped his jaws furiously at Gorg, Karn can feel his left arm scrapping against Gorg's tongue before he felt an agonizing crunch.
Gorg pulled his head away, taking Karn's arm with it. Karn turned around to retreat, hearing Gorg roaring at him. Gorg snapped his jaws as the injured tyrannosaurus makes his escape. Regina and her offspring approach Gorg afterwards. Regina licking Gorg's wounded snout.
^Awesome, I imagine that's how territorial bouts between Tyrannosaurs would go down.
"Part of the journey is the end..."