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Artificialis - Jurassic Collection

Progressing to the middle of the Mesozoic, our research is now concentrating on the Early Jurassic. With your help, we can complete our studies and bring back these ancient animals.

The focus of this collection is on the waters around the Rhenish Massif in the Northern Tethys Ocean at the Posidonia Shale Formation, between 179 and 183 million years ago. Much of Europe was under water at this point and the warm shallow seas between were perfect for an abundance of life, with certain fish and invertebrates starting to take on forms much more familiar to what we see today.

This collection is intended for all aquariums, with the only criteria being rank 2 in addition to observational data. As well, some of the creatures under study will need specialty beach tanks.

Animals under study:
Cenoceras astacoides
Dorygnathus banthensis
Eryma amalthei
Lepidotes elvensis
Leptolepis jaegeri
Hybodus hauffianus
Hydrorion brachypterygius
Metopacanthus Granulatus
Pachycormus macropterus
Palaeopagurus morincus
Palaeopleurosaurus posidoniae
Pelagosaurus typus
Stenopterygius megalorhinus
Tetragonolepis semicinctus
Youngibelus simpsoni


A big thanks to SynchroLight for animating Dorygnathus, and for the use of animal models and rigs and a thanks to everyone for their kind words and support through all of this!