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Hypsilophodonts 58
Hypsilophodon 58
Leaellynasaura 58
Orodromeus 58
Other Herbivores 58
Camptosaurus 58
Wuerhosaurus 58
Tenontosaurus 58
Pterosaurs and
Birds 59
Cearadactylus 59
Criorhynchus 59
Dsungaripterus 59
Pteranodon 59
Pterodaustro 59
Quetzalcoatlus 60
The Cretaceous
Oceans 60
Archelon 60
Elasmosaurus 60
Ichthyosaurus 60
Kronosaurus 60
Mosasaurs 61
Platecarpus 61
Tylosaurus 61
Dinosaur Intelligence 61
Dinosaurs as PCs 61
5. RISE OF THE
MAMMALS . .62
Paleontologists as PCs .63
Carnivores 63
Amphicyon (Bear-Dog) .63
Andrewsarchus 63
Basilosaurus 64
Bears 64
Borhyeana 64
Creodonts 64
Eusmilus 64
Hyena 64
Kangaroo, Carnivorous . 65
Megalania 65
Megalodon 65
Megantereon 65
Pristichampus 65
Purrusaurus 66
Quinkana 66
Terror Cat 66
Thylacosmilus 66
Vampire Cat 66
Herbivores 66
Ambelodon 66
Anancus 67
Antelope
67
Arsinotherium 67
Brontothere 67
Camels 67
Chal icotherium 68
Chapalmalania 68
Cuvieronius 68
Deinotherium 68
Dinohyus 68
Diprotodon 68
Doedicurus (Glyptodont) 68
Elasmotherium 69
Gigantopithecus 69
Ground Sloths 69
Hipparion 69
Horse 70
Indricotherium 70
Mastodon 70
Moropus 70
Platybelodon 70
Synthetoceras 70
Toxodon 70
U i ntatheri um 70
Birds 71
Argentavis 71
Diatryma 71
Dromornis 7 I
Moa (Dinornis) 71
Phorusrhacus 71
Teratornis 71
6. PLIOCENE AND
PLEISTOCENE 72
Carnivores 74
Bears 74
Cave Lion 74
Cheetah 74
Hyena 74
Jackal 75
Leopard 75
Lion 75
Megantereon 75
Rhamphosuchus 76
Sabertooth (Smilodon) 76
Scimitar Cat
(Homotherium) 76
Teratornis 76
Terror Cat 76
Thylacoleo 76
Wolves 76
Wolverine, Pleistocene . . .77
Herbivores 77
Anancus 77
Antelope 77
Aurochs 78
Baboons 78
Caribou and Reindeer . . . 78
Cuvieronius 79
Deinotherium 79
Diprotodon 79
Dwarf Elephant 79
Eland 79
Elephant 79
Hipparion 80
Hippidion 80
Hippopotamus 80
Horse (Equus) 80
Ibex 81
Irish Elk (Megaloceros) 81
Mammoth 81
Mastodon (Mammut) . 81
Megatherium 82
Metridiochoerus 82
Pelorovis 82
Rhinoceri 82
Sivatherium 82
Toxodon 82
7. THE FIRST
HUMANS . . .83
Timeline of Human
Evolution 84
The Genus Homo 85
Homo habilis 85
Homo ergaster and
Homo erectus 85
Homo heidelbergensis . . 85
Neandertal Man 86
Cro-Magnon Man 86
Economy 86
Religion 86
Technology 87
Languages 87
Psionics and Magic 87
Character Creation 88
Homo habilis 88
H. habilis Height and
Weight Table 88
Height and Weight
Modifications 88
Australopithecine
Characters 89
Homo ergaster and
Homo erectus 91
Diet and the Place of
Women 91
Technology, Language and
Social Development . . .93
Homo heidelbergensis . . .94
Ise Eve Theory 94
Tool-Making Techniques .95
Neandertal Man 97
The Cave Bear Cult 97
What Happened
to Neandertal? 98
H. sapiens sapiens in
the Tropics 99
Domestication of
Animals
Cro-Magnon Man
The Age of Art
The Venus Cult
101
102
103
105
8. ICE AGE
CHARACTERS 106
Character Types 107
Advantages,
Disadvantages
and Skills 108
Advantages 108
Disadvantages 109
Skills 110
Shamanism 111
Social Status and
Wealth 112
Jobs and Income 113
Job Table 113
Equipment 113
Weapon Table 113
Armor 114
9. PREHISTORIC
CAMPAIGNS 115
Time Travel 116
Lost Realms 116
The Lost-Realm Plot . . 116
After the Holocaust: The
Next Ice Age 117
The Ice Age Campaign 118
Dinosaur Discoveries,
by Decade 118
Technology and Culture 119
Campaign in Space:
The Dragon Realm . . .119
Magic and Shamanism . .120
Campaign Themes 120
Men of Stone 120
Paleozoic Adventures . . 121
Mesozoic Adventures . . 122
The Fractured History
Setting 123
Alien Visitors 123
Caveman Slapstick 123
Recent and
Future Adventures . . .123
Creatures 124
Technology 124
Slapstick Adventures . . .124
GLOSSARY . . . 125
BIBLIOGRAPHY 126
INDEX 127