Sleeping Dinosaur in Tree

[Adminopteryx]

Any ideas of what species of dinosaur could be asleep on an overhead tree branch? After seeing many wildlife scenes of Cheetahs resting in the sun upon the branches of trees, I thought a realistic kinda attraction would be a medium-sized dino of some type half asleep in a dried out leafless tree, which appears to be keeping an eye on visitors as they pass by.

It could have a variety of movements such as yawning, stretching, breathing, looking around and swinging its tail. Let me know if you can think of a suitable dinosaur for this exhibit.

[jeffosaur]

How's this for a tree-dwelling dino? Not sure if they could actually climb trees, but probably could with those claws, as Sloths of today do.

[Adminopteryx]

That's a very unique looking dinosaur. I'd certainly be keen to add that to the park. I can't actually ever recall seeing that one in a dinosaur park before, so I'm assuming it's a fairly new species?

[collisionkid]

Try an Ornitholestes?
They were about the size of a fox so they could easily do this.

Or a Miracinonyx if you're happy to visit more than the age of the dinosaur and treck into the Quaternary Period of prehistory? If so then you could include a few cubs playing in the undergrowth near by or some Megaceros grazing.

[sarcosuchus64]

The dinosaur above is a Therizinosaurus I think. They were relatively large, so they probably couldn't climb trees but they certainly were some of the more interesting dinosaurs. I'm not sure if anybody has suggested this already but in the Jurassic Park book there were Othnielia climbing trees, so one of those in a tree would probably be interesting.

[velocijacktor]

If you've read the Jurassic Park novel, there is a part when Grant and the kids are on the tour, and they come to a small paddock. In the paddock, there are small dinosaurs jumping across branches called Hypsilophodons. I think that this could be your sleeping dino.

[Edaphosaurus]

Aug 16, 2015 20:17:23 GMT velocijacktor said:

If you've read the Jurassic Park novel, there is a part when Grant and the kids are on the tour, and they come to a small paddock. In the paddock, there are small dinosaurs jumping across branches called Hypsilophodons. I think that this could be your sleeping dino.

An issue with this is that the idea that Hypsilophodon was a tree-dweller is generally discredited, as their feet would not allow it.

That said, many Theropod probably could climb trees, so maybe a medium sized Dromaeosaur would work, such as Deinonychus

[velocijacktor]

Aug 17, 2015 18:43:58 GMT Edaphosaurus said:

Aug 16, 2015 20:17:23 GMT velocijacktor said:

If you've read the Jurassic Park novel, there is a part when Grant and the kids are on the tour, and they come to a small paddock. In the paddock, there are small dinosaurs jumping across branches called Hypsilophodons. I think that this could be your sleeping dino.

An issue with this is that the idea that Hypsilophodon was a tree-dweller is generally discredited, as their feet would not allow it.

That said, many Theropod probably could climb trees, so maybe a medium sized Dromaeosaur would work, such as Deinonychus

Thanks 4 pointing out my mistake. What about a coelophysis?

[mistercool60]

Ok nobody has suggested this and I think its strange how nobody has but Archaeopteryx or microraptor I know they weren't exactly eagle sized but they were arboreal and were about the size of cat so

[Edaphosaurus]

Aug 17, 2015 18:51:47 GMT velocijacktor said:

Aug 17, 2015 18:43:58 GMT Edaphosaurus said:

An issue with this is that the idea that Hypsilophodon was a tree-dweller is generally discredited, as their feet would not allow it.

That said, many Theropod probably could climb trees, so maybe a medium sized Dromaeosaur would work, such as Deinonychus

Thanks 4 pointing out my mistake. What about a coelophysis?

I'm not sure if its arms are long enough but it probably could climb up a slightly sloping tree like a lion. It is also a good choice from the point of view that it is big enough to see but small enough to climb.