Mitch was examining the tooth in front of him. It was a large tooth that certainly belonged to the lower jaw, probably one of the incisors, one of those used to tear flesh and in fact were continually lost and replaced. He and his companions had found plenty of them since they'd entered the forest. Not just teeth, but also scales, footprints, marks on trees, everything; that spinosaurus had left several traces behind it.Such finds, although they might seem small, were actually extraordinary. With them he and Max had been able to examine the animal's DNA, discovering that it had many genetic traits in common with the spinosaurs. It was clear that it had evolved from them.It was the definitive proof that the two species were part of the same family. It was a sensational discovery: until now it was believed that the last spinosaurid to appear in the world was the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus and it was thought that its closest relative was the oxalaia or the irritator. Instead, they now knew
"Damn! It's really huge!" Jamie shouted with satisfaction while she looked the enormous beast below them.Mitch was taking pictures in profusion. He was over the moon even more than his student. They had found it! They had found the spinosaurus!The giant animal seemed to have just finished consuming a rather large prey. Normally a dinosaur would have rested after such a meal, but as they approached it abandoned the shore and swam away into the water. Mitch was surprised to see how much stamina he had even on a full stomach."It's running away!" the pilot yelled."It's the helicopter's fault! The noise scares it" Mitch explained. Even for humans, who couldn't claim to have the best hearing, the noise caused by the helicopter blades was unbearable; but to a predator's sensitive ears the sound was incredibly painful. For the spinosaurus it was like having a giant gong next to its ears, it was natural for it to try to get away. "We have to drug it or we risk losing it!""The dart with the
The spinosaurus rose to its feet to its full height and roared so loud it shook the leaves of the trees. With its more than seven meters in height, it was roughly the size of a two-story building. Seen from the perspective of a human being, it was as if a house had come to life. Every inch of its body gave off a sense of sheer might and power.Mitch was sure this would have been his last day, but the spinosaurus completely ignored he and the his companions and launched itself at the helicopter. The flying craft rolled away from the force of the blow, but the dinosaur didn't seem to want to stop raging on it. Walking very quickly, it chased the helicopter until it stopped moving and then crushed it with one of its gigantic feet; the metal bent like butter under the force of its weight.Mitch breathe deeply, trying to think again. This was a golden opportunity for them! "Quick! Go into the forest and climb to the trees!" he yelled starting to run, promptly followed by the pilot and Jamie
"Sgrunt" was Sobek's only thought while he was going away.He was quite annoyed. No, he was more than just annoyed. Damn humans! He had imagined that after his performance someone would have come looking for him, but he didn't expect them to take so little time to track him! How did they find him so quickly?It had to be said, however, that Sobek had lost the sense of the passage of time from a while. For the dinosaurs every day was the same, there were no concepts like months and weeks. Their rhythms were regulated only by the day/night cycle and the seasons. As a result, Sobek often found himself watching the weeks pass by without even realizing it.In fact, since he had finally gotten rid of the little girl, even if he hadn't noticed it, almost two months had passed. Most of that time was spent in the area full of Permian creatures in search of a gorgonopsid, the rest was spent in the river doing nothing but swim, hunt and eat. Sobek had lost the sense of time so much that he couldn
Mitch had returned to his university professorship. After what had happened he had agreed with Jamie and Max that it was better to abandon the expedition: with such an intelligent dinosaur they risked of being eaten. They also no longer had the helicopter, so tracking it would have been impossible. Although a little disappointed, all three agreed that continuing with the search would be too expensive and dangerous.After all, they already had enough material. They had recovered countless samples of teeth, blood, scales, feces and they even had a close encounter with whom they had discovered sensational things about the spinosaurus.After Jamie's footage was released, even Max couldn't believe it. However, after several experts had authenticated it, the scientific community could only admit that they had found the smartest animal after the humans!A creature that didn't fear the fire was something no one had never heard before. It meant that it had the cognitive abilities necessary to u
"When are you going to talk to your daughter?"Markus Jersey looked up from the files he was reading, only to find his wife's frowning face. "Let's give her some more space" he tried to say.But Bethany didn't seem willing to give up this time. "We've been 'giving her space' for days! How long are you going to wait?". As she said those words she slammed her fist on the desk, a gesture that was enough to make her husband jump.Markus couldn't blame his wife. It could be said that, in recent times, the family had not really had a very good relationship.When they finally got back from the forest, Jocelyne looked healthy and in fact the exams proved that she hadn't contracted any virus or disease, which was extraordinary since she hadn't eaten cooked or sterilized foods for days, thus exposing herself to any virus or parasite. However, the nightmares had begun to haunt her from the early nights. She often had hallucinations and panic attacks when someone touched her without her wanting to
[Evolution complete: congratulations, you have evolved to Spinosaurus ingens!] As soon as he woke up, Sobek felt a slew of indefinite smells coming through his nose and a great deal of sounds coming to his ears. His sense of smell and hearing had amplified enormously. Even though he had still no way of trying it, it was as if he knew he could smell or hear something from a distance of tens of kilometers!He got up and stretched. The limbs were still stiff from all the time they had been standing still, but they soon recovered. Once on his feet, he came out of the cave and after making sure there were no troubles on the horizon he went to look at himself in the river.He had become much more threatening: his entire body had become more muscular and flexible, making him much more like a terrestrial carnivore. The hind legs gave the idea of being very strong and suitable for running. His tail had tapered, becoming snake-like, much better suited for running. The sail on the back then we
Sobek pulled his phone out of the [Inventory] and went looking for the latest news. His huge claws made it difficult for him to use his cell phone, but he was patient. When he went to G****e he simply searched for the word 'spinosaurus', sure that he will have find something useful to understand that situation.As expected, the first thing that appeared was a photo of him. No, an entire gallery of images of him. He could say he had become famous.Sobek quickly scrolled the page. It was filled with newspaper articles, links, and scientific journals that did nothing except talk about him. He couldn't believe the amount of information scientists had gathered about him. He hadn't expected so much interest from the scientific community. He was startled when he found out they had called him 'Spinosaurus superior'.So the species names given by the System were what humans would have given yo him once he was discovered by them? Did this mean that before evolving again he would have had another