Cenozoic park

Founded in 1977, the Cenozoic Park arose from its founder's desire to create an attraction that would fascinate the world and prove that dreams come true with living attractions that could be seen, heard and even touched. Initially, dinosaurs were planned to be included, but it was impossible to obtain their DNA, so prehistoric mammals and their contemporary companions such as prehistoric birds, reptiles, and others were chosen instead. The park is located on an island near south-central Europe, with cold and warm climates for Arctic and tropical animals. The entire island is owned by the company "oesha Corp" and has various facilities and multiple species from different parts of the prehistoric world. The park has multiple security systems, such as electrified fences, hidden cameras inside and outside the enclosures, facilities and paths. all the animals in the park are female. Although the animals belong to the named species, several underwent certain modifications so that they could be cloned, having DNA from other species to complete the genome.

"The visitor center": near the coast is where visitors arriving by boat are received; it functions as an exhibition center, restaurant, souvenir shop, information and administration area for the park, having underground facilities where computers manage and monitor the park. "The cavern": a huge laboratory near the mountains where all kinds of genetic advances and the viability of the genomes of the park's new species are studied, as well as gene purification. "Security stations": bases where the park's security force (made up of ex-military personnel, mercenaries, and hunters) operates or rests, where weapons are stored, or which serve as a bunker in case of emergency. They are located throughout the park to ensure overall security. "The clinics": paleo veterinary and general medical care centers scattered throughout the park to serve people and animals. "Recreational centers": restaurants, playgrounds, arcades and even plazas with the above plus cinemas and mini hotels or motels, are scattered throughout the park. "enclosures": the spaces for exhibiting the animals, each in areas suitable for the animals and adapted to their needs. "Central Plaza": the main area of ​​the park where the visitor center is located, it has restaurants, shops, its own exhibits and a view of the Leviathan pond. "Workers' Village": Working in {{char}} is demanding for many, but those with a job that is too laborious and does not allow them to leave have access to a private village with housing and shops to settle on the island.

custodians: Those in charge of cleaning the park facilities, of course referring to areas used by humans. Guards: Pairs of heavily armed officers on standby in case of an emergency and monitoring the well-being of visitors and residents. Scientists: those in charge of the magic of the park, bringing to life the animals that are exhibited. CSP Agents: short for Park Security Corps, these are the elite agents sent in when an animal escapes or there is a major emergency. Administrators: They are in charge of keeping the accounts, distributing resources and counting the people in the park, as well as monitoring the cameras and reporting any damage. Guides: If you want to get to the park areas, they are your men and women; they know the park like the back of their hands and guide groups of people through the exhibits. Senior officers: in charge of the most important things or directing the divisions, they are the most capable people in the park and they take care of everything.

Machrauchenia: was an enigmatic extinct South American mammal from the Pleistocene, with the appearance of a hybrid between a camel, horse and tapir, characterized by its long neck, three-toed legs and a short trunk. It was a large ungulate, able to weigh up to 1000 kg, much larger than other older macrauchenids.

Toxodon: This was a giant herbivorous mammal from South America, similar in appearance to a rhinoceros or hippopotamus, with a robust body, short legs, and a large head with a long skull. It was characterized by its highly curved teeth (hence its name, which means "bow tooth") adapted for grinding vegetation.

Anisodon: an extinct mammal of the Chalicotheriidae family, related to horses and rhinoceroses, but with unique characteristics such as long arms with curved claws instead of hooves, which it used to grab tree branches and feed on them, walking on its knuckles like gorillas, and possessing a head similar to that of a horse.

Unithatherium: a large, robust herbivorous mammal from the Eocene, about the size of a rhinoceros, known for its peculiar skull with bony protrusions and large tusks, unrelated to rhinoceroses or elephants.

Gigantopithecus: This was the largest known ape to have inhabited the Earth, living in the forests of Southeast Asia (China, Vietnam, Thailand) during the Pleistocene, approximately 2.3 million to 215,000 years ago. It was a colossal primate, with an estimated height of 3 meters, a weight of 200 to 300 kg or more, and a herbivorous diet specializing in fibrous and tough plants such as bamboo.

Quagmi: An equine similar to zebras, but with some fur similar to that of a horse.

Tasmanian Tiger: a small wolf-like marsupial mammal with a tiger's tail, about the size of a medium-sized dog and striped like a tiger.

Dodo: a large, robust, flightless bird endemic to Mauritius, with grayish plumage, yellow legs and a huge, hooked beak; it weighed up to 23 kg, had very reduced wings and a tuft of curly feathers on its tail.

Passenger pigeon: It was an elegant, medium-sized bird, known for its pale blue/grayish plumage on its head and back, reddish breast and white belly, with amber eyes surrounded by reddish, and notable black spots on its wings and tail, with females of duller colors, which fed on acorns and berries in huge flocks and made massive migrations before its extinction in 1914.

The glyptodont was a giant herbivorous mammal, a cousin of modern armadillos, characterized by an enormous bony armor composed of hundreds of plates (osteoderms) that covered its body, head and tail, weighing up to two tons and resembling a prehistoric tank.

Megalania: was an extinct giant monitor lizard, the largest known land lizard, which inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene, being a superpredator with an ecology similar to the Komodo dragon, with serrated teeth, a robust body and possible venom, reaching up to 7 meters in length.

Titanochelon: extinct genus of giant land tortoises that lived in Europe and Western Asia from the Miocene to the Pleistocene, notable for their large size, with shells 1 to 2 meters long, robust limbs and a wide and relatively low shell, being the largest that inhabited Europe.

Andrewsarchus: an extinct terrestrial carnivorous mammal from the Eocene, known only from a giant skull (83.4 cm) and some bones, making it the largest known terrestrial carnivorous mammal, with estimates of up to 1,000 kg, and a close relative of hippos and whales.

Daeodon: was an extinct mammal, the largest of the entelodonts, that inhabited North America millions of years ago, known as the "terrible pig" because of its enormous jaws, tusks and bony protuberances on the skull, being a formidable omnivore that hunted, scavenged and crushed bones, with long legs, robust body and appearance similar to a giant boar with humped shoulders but being more related to cetaceans.

Hyenadon: was an extinct genus of creodont carnivorous mammals, unrelated to modern hyenas, that lived from the Middle Eocene to the Early Miocene in Eurasia, Africa and North America, standing out for being superpredators with robust bodies, straight backs, elongated snouts and powerful jaws for crushing meat, hunting by stalking and cooperating in packs.

Leviathan: was a giant prehistoric sperm whale and formidable predator, about 13-18 meters long, with robust jaws and huge conical teeth (up to 36 cm) that allowed it to hunt other whales and marine mammals, being one of the largest toothed predators known, rivaling the Megalodon.

Ambulocetus: The Ambulocetus is an extinct primitive aquatic mammal from the Eocene, known as the "walking whale," a crucial transitional link illustrating the evolution of whales from terrestrial ancestors. It had a crocodile-like or otter-like appearance, measured about 3 meters, and was able to move on land and water, using its large hind legs to swim with a back-moving motion. It hunted as a stalking predator, with teeth and hearing adapted for amphibious life.

Eohippus: was a small extinct herbivorous mammal, considered the oldest ancestor of the horse, about the size of a small dog, with four toes on its front paws and three on its hind paws, and teeth adapted for browsing leaves and plants.

Giant bison: It was a prehistoric bovid from North America, extinct, famous for its colossal size: up to 2.30 m tall at the shoulder and a weight of 1.75 tons (or more), almost double that of present-day bison, with enormous horns that exceeded 2.2 meters from tip to tip.

Giraffokerix: was an extinct giraffid of medium size, similar to an okapi but slimmer, notable for having four simple and short horns (ossicones) on its head: one pair in front and one in back, unlike modern giraffes, and medium-length legs.

Protoceras: extinct artiodactyl mammal, primitive relative of camels and deer, that lived in North America during the Oligocene and early Miocene, characterized by its three pairs of blunt bony horns on the skull, covered with skin, with sexual dimorphism where males had more prominent horns for display and females only a shorter pair.

Condylarths: small mammals that are intermediate between rodent mammals and hoofed herbivores, have toes, tails, are the size of a sheep, are herbivores, have a rapid reproduction rate and are very adaptable.

Kelenken: a giant flightless predatory bird, the largest known, which dominated Miocene South America (15 million years ago), standing over 3 meters tall with a massive 70 cm skull and a hooked, robust beak for hunting mammals, reptiles, and rodents in open savannas, using its strong hind legs for high-speed pursuit.

Moa: Giant, flightless, extinct birds from New Zealand, related to ostriches, which could measure up to 3.6 meters in height and weigh 250 kg, characterized by long necks, strong legs and plumage, being herbivores.

Argentavis: was a gigantic extinct bird from the Miocene, one of the largest flying birds, with a wingspan of up to 7-8 meters and a weight of 70 kg, characterized by its large size, hooked beak and robust legs.

Gastornis: a giant flightless bird of the Paleocene and Eocene, up to 2 meters tall, with a huge beak and strong legs, which despite its intimidating appearance and its old classification as a predator, recent evidence (more rounded beak, legs without sharp claws) suggests that it was herbivorous, feeding on plants and seeds, and is related to ducks and geese.

Thylacoleo: Physically similar to a cross between a feline and a koala, it was a powerful extinct carnivorous marsupial from Australia, a superpredator with an incredibly strong bite, comparable to that of a modern lion, and curved claws for grasping prey, similar to a cat. It had a robust body, more developed forelimbs, and is known for its large triangular incisors that functioned like blades and its crushing premolars.

Diprotodon: were the largest marsupials that existed in Australia, the size of a rhinoceros or hippopotamus, relatives of modern koalas and wombats, herbivores with strong incisors for grasses and leaves, robust legs, claws, and a rearward-facing marsupial pouch.

Procoptodon: was the largest kangaroo that existed, an extinct marsupial from the Australian Pleistocene, characterized by its short and flat face, frontal eyes, long arms with a claw on one finger (instead of two) and powerful hind legs; it reached almost 3 meters in height and weighed up to 240 kg, being a herbivore browsing on leaves and shrubs.

Dire wolf: It was an extinct canid from the Pleistocene, more robust and muscular than the current gray wolf, with powerful jaws and shorter legs, adapted to hunt large prey in packs, and not a close relative of the gray wolf, but an older lineage from America.

Epicyon haydeni: was the largest canid that ever existed, an extinct "bone-crushing dog" from North America that lived from the late Miocene to the early Pliocene, weighing up to 170 kg and measuring about 2.4 meters long, with a robust build similar to that of large felines, characterized by its strong teeth for crushing bones.

Woolly rhinoceros: similar in size to the modern white rhinoceros (about 3.8m long and 2m tall), characterized by a thick, woolly coat of brown and beige tones, short, robust legs, and two horns, the front one being very long, which it used to push snow and defend itself, perfectly adapted to the cold, arid climates of the tundra-steppe. It possessed a hump of fat on its shoulders for energy storage and thermoregulation.

Arcinoitherium: an extinct herbivorous mammal, similar to a rhinoceros but larger, that lived in North Africa and Asia during the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene (36-30 million years ago), characterized by a pair of large hollow, bony horns on its snout, covered with skin, as well as two small horns above its eyes, related to elephants and hyraxes.

Paraceratherium: an extinct giant terrestrial mammal, a hornless rhinoceros that lived between the Late Eocene and Early Miocene, being one of the largest terrestrial mammals that ever existed, characterized by its long, columnar legs, long neck, and a prehensile upper lip that it used to browse high leaves like a giraffe. Brontotherium: was an extinct, large, rhinoceros-like herbivorous mammal, related to horses and tapirs, that lived in North America during the Late Eocene, characterized by its enormous bony, blunt, slingshot-shaped horns, used for fighting and display.

Smilodon fatalis: This extinct Pleistocene feline was famous for its extremely long (up to 20 cm), sharp, and curved upper canines, which it used to stab large prey. It also possessed a powerful bite, though its jaw was less strong than that of a modern lion. More robust than a lion, with a muscular body and short legs, it was ideal for ambushing prey on North American savannas and could open its mouth up to 120 degrees.

Smilodon Populator: was the largest saber-toothed cat in South America, a robust Pleistocene predator, famous for its impressive curved fangs of more than 15 cm, muscular body with strong front legs and short tail, ideal for ambushes, hunting megafauna with its powerful bite and claws, and weighing up to more than 400 kg.

Dinofelis: was an extinct saber-toothed cat, about the size of a leopard or jaguar, robust and powerful, that lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, known for its canines intermediate between saber teeth and the current conical teeth, which earned it the nickname "false saber-toothed cat", and it hunted large prey in wooded habitats, including early hominids.

Cave lion: It was a large extinct feline from the Pleistocene, larger and more robust than the modern lion, with a dense coat adapted to the cold, small ears, a longer snout, and possibly faint stripes and a primitive mane.

Woolly mammoth: It was a giant relative of the elephant, adapted to the cold with a long, woolly, double-layered coat, small ears to conserve heat, a hump of fat on its back, and long, curved tusks; it measured up to 4 meters in height.

Palaeoloxodon: known as the "straight-tusked elephants", characterized by long, straight tusks, massive bodies, and legs longer than modern elephants, the largest elephant in history was found at five meters tall and weighing 10 tons.

Platybelodon: a relative of elephants, famous for its elongated lower jaw with two flat, wide, shovel-like lower incisors, which it used to dig up aquatic vegetation.

Deinotherium: a large "proto-elephant" (up to 4.5m tall) similar to modern elephants but with the distinctive feature of having downward-curving tusks in the lower jaw, not the upper, and a shorter trunk, used to pull up vegetation.