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This article is about the giant reptiles. For the relative of the hippopotamus, see Behemoth (creature).

Dinosaurs, also known as thunderers^[4] or behemoths^[2] (pronounced: /b iˈh ɛ m ʌ θ/ bee-HEM-uth^[5]

listen or: /b iˈh i m ʌ θ/ bee-HEE-muth^[5]

listen), were a group of ancient reptilian creatures found on Toril. They were considered agents and children of the Chultan deity Ubtao, though some of them had turned rogue to serve his enemy Eshowdow.^[6]

Description

Dinosaurs came in many shapes and sizes, though, as the name "behemoth" implied, the best known were typically very large. They could be either herbivorous or carnivorous, depending on the species. Unlike dragons, dinosaurs were incapable of speech and were non-intelligent by nature.^[7]

Dinosaurs came in many varieties, from small to large, but most shared a number of physical features. They were, for instance, all covered in a layer of pebble-like skin. Most also demonstrated a well-developed sense of smell, which predatory behemoths used to hunt. ^[7] Many were also herbivorous.^[2]

Behavior

Like dragons, predatory dinosaurs had a powerful lust to hunt, their razor-sharp teeth suitable for rending prey apart and were also highly territorial. Herbivorous dinosaurs were usually less aggressive, although, when defending their young or wounded or after being startled or irritated, they could be vicious enemies.^[7]

Ecology

Habitats

Dinosaurs often lived in areas very much isolated from humanoid habitation. They usually were found in remote mountain valleys, isolated rocky plateaus, dense tropical island forests, or secluded in the deepest and darkest of the jungles.^[7]

Location

Dinosaurs were known to exist on Toril in Chult^[8] and Malatra.^{[citation needed]} They could also be found on the island of Lurath, by way of time portals into Toril's distant past.^{[citation needed]}

History

It was widely believed by scholars from Candlekeep that dinosaurs existed in Toril since before the time period known as the Days of Thunder.^[9] In those ancients times, various species of dinosaur thrived until a cataclysm changed the world so drastically that most of them went extinct.^[10]

Sages from Candlekeep didn't have a unified theory about the nature of the catastrophe. The most commonly accepted theory proclaimed this catastrophe was the Tearfall, while detractors of this theory believed that the sun temperatures diminished to a degree that produced a global climatic change so harsh that only the smallest dinosaurs were able to survive. A lunatic sage even proclaimed the cataclysm was actually a war between the gods and their enemies.^[11]

Whatever the truth, only a handful of dinosaurs, among them the proto-dragons, were able to survive and evolve into the members of the species that existed in the present age.^[11]

Notable Species

There were multiple species of dinosaur, some of which are listed below, alongside other similar reptilian beasts.

Allosaurus: A large, strong, fast predator. It used its claws to pin down its prey.^[1]
Anatotitan: A species of herbivorous dinosaur with a duck-like mouth, they were timid and easily frightened.
Ankylosaurus: Also known as macetail behemoths.^[2] Armored herbivores that had either knobbed or spiked tail tips that they used to defend from predators. Extremely territorial dinosaurs.^[1]
Brontosaurus: Massive herbivores that used their tails as whips to defend from predators.^[12]
Ceratosaurus: A large, carnivorous variety of dinosaur marked by a horn-like ridge along its snout.
Deinonychus: Small, predatory dinosaurs roughly the size of humans that were highly social.^[12]
Dimetrodon: Medium-sized predators with sailed backs.^[12]
Elasmosaurus: An aquatic reptile roughly fifty feet in length, much of which was from its extremely long neck and serpentine tail.
Hadrosaurus: Herbivores with bony head crests that could walk as quadrupeds or as bipeds. They could be raised to work as mounts.^[12]
Megaraptor: Superficially similar to deinonychus, though much larger, megaraptors were notable for their large hand claws.
Plesiosaurus: Marine carnivorous reptiles with compact bodies and long necks.^[1]
Pteranodon: An enormous flying reptile that fed primarily on fish.^[1] They were common in Chult.^[13]
Quetzalcoatlus: Giant flying reptiles, related to the pteranodon.^[12]
Stegosaurus: Also known as bloodspike behemoths.^[2] Herbivorous dinosaurs marked by large plates resting along their spine and a notoriously bad temper.
Triceratops: Short-tempered and aggressive even for a herbivore, triceratops were recognizable by their three horns and armored head.
Tyrannosaurus Rex: Among the largest predatory dinosaurs, tyrannosaurus was both a predator and a scavenger.
Velociraptor: Small feathered predators that hunted in packs for larger prey.^[12]

Appendix

External Links

Dinosaur article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.
Dinosaur article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-0786965614.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Frank Mentzer (January 1985). “Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #93 (TSR, Inc.), p. 25.
↑ Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 81, 90–91. ISBN 978-0786906574.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 55. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1.
↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.
↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
↑ Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 7. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-0786966011.
↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.

[MM5e-p79-80-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-0786965614.

[MM4e-p31-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.

[MMv.3.5-p60-3] Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.

[SK-p148-4] Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.

[D.93.APG-p25-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Frank Mentzer (January 1985). “Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #93 (TSR, Inc.), p. 25.

[6] Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 81, 90–91. ISBN 978-0786906574.

[MM3e-p55-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 55. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1.

[ToA5e-p194-8] Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.

[tGHotR-p8-9] Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.

[Draco2e-10] Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 7. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.

[Draco2e2-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.

[VGM5e-p139-140-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-0786966011.

[SK-p66-13] Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd, Darrin Drader (July 2004). Serpent Kingdoms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 0-7869-3277-5.

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+}}'''Dinosaurs''', also known as '''thunderers'''<ref name="SK-p148">{{Cite book/Serpent Kingdoms|148}}</ref> or '''behemoths'''<ref name="MM4e-p31">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 4th edition|31}}</ref> ({{Pronounce|bee|HEM|uth|refs=<ref name="D.93.APG-p25">{{Cite dragon/93/Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd|25}}</ref>|audio=Behemoth1.ogg}} {{Pronounce|bee|HEE|muth|refs=<ref name="D.93.APG-p25" />|alt=yes|audio=Behemoth2.ogg}}), were a group of ancient reptilian creatures found on [[Toril]]. They were considered agents and children of the [[Chult]]an deity [[Ubtao]], though some of them had turned rogue to serve his enemy [[Eshowdow]].<ref>{{Cite book/Powers & Pantheons|81, 90-91}}</ref>
-}}
-'''Behemoths''' (bee-HEM-uthz or bee-HEE-muthz,<ref name="D.93.APG-p25">{{Cite dragon/93/Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd|25}}</ref> also known as '''dinosaurs''' or '''thunderers'''<ref name="SK-p148">{{Cite book/Serpent Kingdoms|148}}</ref>) were a group of ancient reptilian creatures found on [[Toril]].
 ==Description==
-Behemoths came in many shapes and sizes though, as their name implied, the best known were typically very large. Behemoths could be either herbivorous or carnivorous, depending on the species. Unlike dragons, behemoths were incapable of speech and were non-intelligent by nature.<ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref>
+Dinosaurs came in many shapes and sizes, though, as the name "behemoth" implied, the best known were typically very large. They could be either herbivorous or carnivorous, depending on the species. Unlike dragons, dinosaurs were incapable of speech and were non-intelligent by nature.<ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref>
-Behemoths came in many varieties, from small to large, but most shared a number of physical features. Behemoths were, for instance, all covered in a layer of pebble-like skin. Most also demonstrated a well-developed sense of smell, which predatory behemoths used to hunt. <ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref> Many were also herbivorous.<ref name="MM4e-p31">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 4th edition|31}}</ref>
+Dinosaurs came in many varieties, from small to large, but most shared a number of physical features. They were, for instance, all covered in a layer of pebble-like skin. Most also demonstrated a well-developed sense of smell, which predatory behemoths used to hunt. <ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref> Many were also herbivorous.<ref name="MM4e-p31" />
 ==Behavior==
-Like dragons, predatory behemoths had a powerful lust to hunt, their razor-sharp teeth suitable for rending prey apart and were also highly territorial. Herbivorous behemoths were usually less aggressive although when defending their young or wounded or after being startled or irritated, they could be vicious enemies <ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref>
+Like dragons, predatory dinosaurs had a powerful lust to hunt, their razor-sharp teeth suitable for rending prey apart and were also highly territorial. Herbivorous dinosaurs were usually less aggressive, although, when defending their young or wounded or after being startled or irritated, they could be vicious enemies.<ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref>
 ==Ecology==
 ===Habitats===
-Behemoths often lived in areas very much isolated from humanoid habitation. They usually were found in remote mountain valleys, isolated rocky plateaus, dense tropical island forests, or secluded in the deepest and darkest of the jungles.<ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref>
+Dinosaurs often lived in areas very much isolated from humanoid habitation. They usually were found in remote mountain valleys, isolated rocky plateaus, dense tropical island forests, or secluded in the deepest and darkest of the jungles.<ref name="MM3e-p55">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 3rd edition|55}}</ref>
 ===Location===
-Behemoths were known to exist on Toril in [[Chult]] and [[Malatra]].{{Fact}} They could also be found on the island of [[Pirate Isles#Lurath|Lurath]], by way of time portals into Toril's distant past.{{Fact}}
+Dinosaurs were known to exist on Toril in [[Chult]]<ref name="ToA5e-p194">{{Cite book/Tomb of Annihilation|194}}</ref> and [[Malatra]].{{Fact}} They could also be found on the island of [[Pirate Isles#Lurath|Lurath]], by way of time portals into Toril's distant past.{{Fact}}
 ==History==
-It was widely believed by scholars from [[Candlekeep]] that behemoths existed in Toril since before the time period known as the [[Days of Thunder]].<ref name="tGHotR-p8">{{Cite book/The Grand History of the Realms|8}}</ref> In those ancients times, various species of behemoths thrived until a cataclysm changed the world so drastically that most of the behemoths went extinct.<ref name="Draco2e">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|7}}</ref>
+It was widely believed by scholars from [[Candlekeep]] that dinosaurs existed in Toril since before the time period known as the [[Days of Thunder]].<ref name="tGHotR-p8">{{Cite book/The Grand History of the Realms|8}}</ref> In those ancients times, various species of dinosaur thrived until a cataclysm changed the world so drastically that most of them went extinct.<ref name="Draco2e">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|7}}</ref>
-Sages from Candlekeep didn't have a unified theory about the nature of the catastrophe. The most commonly accepted theory proclaimed this catastrophe was the [[Tearfall]], while detractors of this theory believed that the [[The sun|sun]] temperatures diminished to a degree that produced a global climatic change so harsh that only the smallest behemoths were able to survive. A lunatic sage even proclaimed the cataclysm was actually a [[Dawn War|war]] between the gods and their enemies.<ref name="Draco2e2">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|8}}</ref>
+Sages from Candlekeep didn't have a unified theory about the nature of the catastrophe. The most commonly accepted theory proclaimed this catastrophe was the [[Tearfall]], while detractors of this theory believed that the [[The sun|sun]] temperatures diminished to a degree that produced a global climatic change so harsh that only the smallest dinosaurs were able to survive. A lunatic sage even proclaimed the cataclysm was actually a [[Dawn War|war]] between the gods and their enemies.<ref name="Draco2e2">{{Cite book/Draconomicon (1990)|8}}</ref>
-Whatever the truth, only a handful of behemoths, among them the [[proto-dragon]]s, were able to survive and evolve into the members of the species that existed in the [[Era of Upheaval|present age]].<ref name="Draco2e2"/>
+Whatever the truth, only a handful of dinosaurs, among them the [[proto-dragon]]s, were able to survive and evolve into the members of the species that existed in the [[Era of Upheaval|present age]].<ref name="Draco2e2"/>
 ==Notable Species==
-There were multiple species of behemoths, some of which are listed below.
+There were multiple species of dinosaur, some of which are listed below, alongside other similar reptilian beasts.
 ; [[Allosaurus]]
 : A large, strong, fast predator. It used its claws to pin down its prey.<ref name="MM5e-p79-80" />
-; [[Anatotian]]
+; [[Anatotitan]]
-: A species of herbivorous behemoth with a duck-like mouth, they are timid and easily frightened.
+: A species of herbivorous dinosaur with a duck-like mouth, they were timid and easily frightened.
 ; [[Ankylosaurus]]
-: Armored herbivores that had either knobbed or spiked tail tips that they used to defend from predators.<ref name="MM5e-p79-80" />
+: Also known as '''macetail behemoths'''.<ref name="MM4e-p31" /> Armored herbivores that had either knobbed or spiked tail tips that they used to defend from predators. Extremely territorial dinosaurs.<ref name="MM5e-p79-80" />
 ; [[Brontosaurus]]
 : Massive herbivores that used their tails as whips to defend from predators.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to Monsters|139-140}}</ref>
+; [[Ceratosaur]]us
-; [[Stegosaurus|Bloodspike behemoth]]
+: A large, carnivorous variety of dinosaur marked by a horn-like ridge along its snout.
-: Herbivorous behemoths marked by large plates resting along their spine and a notoriously bad temper.
-; [[Ceratosaur|Ceratosaurus]]
-: A large, carnivorous variety of behemoth marked by a horn-like ridge along its snout.
 ; [[Deinonychus]]
-: Small, predatory behemoths roughly the size of [[human]]s that were highly social.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140" />
+: Small, predatory dinosaurs roughly the size of [[human]]s that were highly social.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140" />
 ; [[Dimetrodon]]
 : Medium-sized predators with sailed backs.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140" />
 ; [[Elasmosaurus]]
-: An aquatic species of behemoth roughly fifty feet in length, much of which was from its extremely long neck and serpentine tail.
+: An aquatic reptile roughly fifty feet in length, much of which was from its extremely long neck and serpentine tail.
 ; [[Hadrosaurus]]
 : Herbivores with bony head crests that could walk as quadrupeds or as bipeds. They could be raised to work as mounts.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140" />
-; [[Macetail behemoth]]
-: Macetail behemoths were extremely territorial behemoths, covered in natural armor from head to toe.
 ; [[Megaraptor]]
 : Superficially similar to deinonychus, though much larger, megaraptors were notable for their large hand claws.
 ; [[Plesiosaurus]]
-: Marine carnivorous dinosaurs with compact bodies and long necks.<ref name="MM5e-p79-80" />
+: Marine carnivorous reptiles with compact bodies and long necks.<ref name="MM5e-p79-80" />
 ; [[Pteranodon]]
-: An enormous flying behemoth that fed primarily on fish.<ref name="MM5e-p79-80" /> They were common in [[Chult]].<ref name="SK-p66">{{Cite book/Serpent Kingdoms|66}}</ref>
+: An enormous flying reptile that fed primarily on fish.<ref name="MM5e-p79-80" /> They were common in [[Chult]].<ref name="SK-p66">{{Cite book/Serpent Kingdoms|66}}</ref>
 ; [[Quetzalcoatlus]]
 : Giant flying reptiles, related to the pteranodon.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140" />
 ; [[Stegosaurus]]
+: Also known as '''bloodspike behemoths'''.<ref name="MM4e-p31" /> Herbivorous dinosaurs marked by large plates resting along their spine and a notoriously bad temper.
-: Heavily built herbivores with plated backs and spiked tails that traveled in large herds.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140" />
 ;[[Triceratops]]
 :Short-tempered and aggressive even for a herbivore, triceratops were recognizable by their three horns and armored head.
 ;[[Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]
-:Among the largest predatory behemoths, tyrannosaurus was both a predator and a scavenger.
+:Among the largest predatory dinosaurs, tyrannosaurus was both a predator and a scavenger.
 ; [[Velociraptor]]
 : Small feathered predators that hunted in packs for larger prey.<ref name="VGM5e-p139-140" />
 ==Appendix==
-===See Also===
+===Further Reading===
 * {{cite book/Serpent Kingdoms|62}}
 ===External Links===
+* {{EW}}
-* {{Wikipedia external link|Dinosaur}}
+* {{Wikipedia external link}}
 ===References===
 {{Refs}}
 [[de:Dinosaurier]]
-[[Category:Behemoths]]
 [[Category:Beasts]]
 [[Category:Natural creatures]]
 [[Category:Reptiles]]
+[[Category:Dinosaurs]]
+[[Category:Creatures found in Chult]]