Horned Giant The is based on the Amargasaurus. There has been some debate whether the spines on the Amargasaurus were exposed spikes or sheathed in a sail. I believe the consensus was that they were spike not a sail, but I included a little bit of sail cause it looks cool and I can do what I want. Sauropods in Soaring have a few key similarities to Dragons though it is unclear if they are actually related or convergently evolved similar powers. One theory is that Dragons in the Tannin family are their own branch of their own in the Archosaur family or they ARE Dinosaurs, somewhere between the Sauropods and Therapods. Dragons in Soaring have a natural passive levitation ability that assists them in flight regardless of size and aerodynamics. In Soaring's Sauropods can not fly but the levitation ability in them helps to offset the weight of their bodies so they can get even bigger. They can also generate energy from vibrating the air sacs in their neck, and then once full of power they can release in a roar like a Dragon's ability to also build up energy and then release it as a breath. The Horned Giant's roar creates shock waves with an echo effect so it doesn't just hit once but as you move it creates repeat effects of the original shockwave that lessen in intensity as they continue till they fade.

Quake Titan is based on the Giraffatitan formerly known as the popular Brachiosaurus. The problem with Sauropods is that their heads are small and round relative to their bodies so they have a tendency to end up from the rest of the fossil so we have a bad tendency of getting them mixed up which lead to the who Brontosaurus/Apatosaurus division. Well what we once thought were the bones of Brachiosaurus have been determined to be a different relative, Giraffatitan, now Giraffatitan is one species and Brachiosaurus is a different species. The Quake Titan have the power to raise sand and earth storms from the ground that can cause mass destruction in an area around their migration path but they also create trails through rough terrain and raise fertile earth from the ground that can help boost the growth of plants so there are more plants to eat when they eventually migrate back around.

Tree Giant The Tree Giant is based on the Melanorosaurus, a very early sauropod from the Triassic, and while small compared to later Sauropods it was actually one of the largest creatures of it's time and also was an Omnivore, not a strict herbivore like later Sauropods. Thanks too it's small size, it can not use it to fly, but it can help climb moderately well and slow their decent while in the air and travel quickly through forests. They can also release a concussive sonic blast from their mouth that can paralyze possible threats or prey knocking them out or paralyzing them so the tree giant can get away quickly or swallow an small animal whole.

Club Giant is based on the Shunosaurus and the Spinophorosaurus, two Sauropods that had a spiked club and thagomizer tail! It almost feels like cheating, a Sauropod with Ankylosaur and Stegosaurus weapons, but as I have learned many times now, nature never gives anything to us straight and doesn't care about our preconceived notions or classifications. Rather than channeling the power outwardly, the Club Giant can channel it instead throughout their body so they can move with greater agility than their size would suggest, and stretch their tail like rubber in order to move it around with fluid motions

Spinophorosaurus Middle Jurassic, 167 Ma, Africa

The discovery and study of this sauropod illustrate the scientific process; this dinosaur was first thought to have spikes on its tail, and the low posture often seen in traditional depictions of sauropods. After innovative research in 2020 involving 3D models of the skeleton, the new Spinophorosaurus reconstruction may have implications for understanding the life posture of other dinosaurs as well.

Read the paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63439-0.pdf

Day 12: Spinophorosaurus