Primordial Earth: Book 7 (The Extinction Series - A Prehistoric, Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi Thriller)

by Baileigh Higgins

  Shanghai Tunnels, Portland, Oregon - also known as the Old Portland Underground, is a group of passages mainly underneath the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. The tunnels connected the basements of many hotels and taverns to the waterfront of the Willamette River. There is documentation in the newspapers of the 19th century of tunnels and secret passages underground. Organized crime was the center of many of these stories. However, many of the more colorful stories claimed for the underground are controversial. Historians have stated that although the tunnels exist and the practice of shanghaiing was sometimes practiced in Portland, as elsewhere, there is no evidence that the tunnels were used for this.

  Stegoceras - is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur that lived in what is now North America during the Late Cretaceous period, about 77.5 to 74 million years ago. (See Cretaceous) The first specimens from Alberta, Canada, were described in 1902, and the type species Stegoceras validum was based on these remains. (Wikipedia) Height: 1,2 m Length: 2 – 2,5 m Mass: 10 – 40 kg.

  Spinosaurus, which was longer and heavier than Tyrannosaurus, is the largest known carnivorous dinosaur. It possessed a skull 1.75 meters (roughly 6 feet) long, a body length of 14–18 meters (46–59 feet), and an estimated mass of 12,000–20,000 kg (13–22 tons). Like other spinosaurids, Spinosaurus possessed a long, narrow skull resembling that of a crocodile and nostrils near the eyes instead of the end of the snout. Its teeth were straight and conical instead of curved and bladelike as in other theropods. (Brittanica)

  Quetzalcoatlus – Pronounced “ket suhl kow at luhs.” A genus of pterosaurs. Triassic – The Triassic period is defined as beginning approx 251 mya) and lasting until approximately 202 mya. (Wikipedia.)

  Triceratops - a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, about 68 million years ago (mya). It is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best-known ceratopsid. It was also one of the largest, up to 9 meters (29.5 feet) long and 12 tonnes (13.2 tons) in weight. (See Cretaceous) (Wikipedia.)

  Troodon - Meaning - Troodon means “wounding tooth” and is pronounced - TROH-o-don. Length - 6.5-11.5 ft (2-3.5 m) long. Height - 3 ft (1 m) tall at the hips. Weight - 110 pounds (50 kg). Troodon may have been the smartest dinosaur, having the largest brain in proportion to its body weight (as smart as a modern bird). It was a fast-moving, light-weight predator that walked on two long legs. It had serrated teeth, long, slim jaws, and a stiff tail. (https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/facts/Troodon/)

  Tyrannosaurus rex – A bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous period. These dinosaurs could grow to lengths over 12.3 meters (40 feet) and up to 3.66 meters (12 feet) tall at the hips with a weight of 14 metric tons (15.4 tons). (See Cretaceous) (Wikipedia.)

  Utahraptor (meaning Utah’s predator) is a genus of large dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period. It was a heavy-built, ground-dwelling, bipedal carnivore. Height: 1,8 – 2 m (At the hips), Length: 5 – 7 m, Mass: 300 – 1 000 kg (Adult, Estimated) (See Cretaceous) (Wikipedia.)

  Watch – A security and/or law enforcement guard force as described for Prime City in this book.

  Zuniceratops – Pronounced “Zooni ceratops.” A genus of ceratopsian herbivore dinosaurs having two horns and a head frill. It is thought to have been a herd animal. Specimens suggest a length of 3 to 3.5 meters (10 to 11.5 feet) and a weight of 100 to 150 kilograms (220 to 330 pounds). Height at the hips was approximately 1 meter (3 feet). (See Cretaceous) (Wikipedia.)

  The Zoo - A second settlement of survivors who’d made their home inside the old Portland Zoo. Because they were denied entry into Prime City directly after the Shift, they despise all Primes and call themselves the Exiles.

  Special note: While every effort was made to use dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous Period existing in North America, this remains a work of fiction. Certain creative license was taken in instances where it better served the plot, for example, the Utahraptor.