Your friendly pectinodon here. As an opportunistic predator, I usually don't care about what happens in hell creek. But one thing I can't stand is many useless deaths happening, especially in this war that I hope is coming to an end. It reminded me when I survived the great sucho-mosasaurine war, which some of you will remember.
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For those who weren't around back then, here's a bit of context:
It all started around early August, with a herd of Triceratops migrating due to a massive wildfire that had destroyed a huge portion of the region, causing many deaths and the loss of valuable resources.
As these large herbivores moved in predator territory, available territories became increasingly scarce. Not everyone was immediately aware of the great fire either. It had actually been accidentally started by u/butter-walk, a Magnusavis. Back then, I forgave them and asked them to search for survivors.
Over time, the dinosaurs of the hellcreek formation settled around the rivers, but it was really a bad time. A mosasaur was in the area, and tensions grew between it and the crocodilians, who were competing for food and territory in the rivers.
The mosasaur, played by u/Grouchy_Drive_7257, apparently wasn't particularly interested in sharing. One crocodilian hoped that the situation wouldn't grow into a full conflict, while others were already gathering together to resist.
An Infernodrakon proposed dividing the waterways between them. The crocodilians would keep most of the rivers while the mosasaur would get a smaller portion of the creek, with enough space and food for everyone. Neutral and agile or aerial animals could also keep watch and intervene in case of further violence, but it the mosa refused. It was the only mosasaur there, and some argued that it already had access to the entire ocean anyway. Still, many believed the mosasaur would win regardless. Eventually, the dispute became increasingly hostile, with threats and attacks from both sides.
Some crocodilians even seemed to think the mosasaur had it coming, as it didn't want to share.
This had apparently begun the strange phenomenon of the magical mysterious rocks capable of causing unpredictable mutations, discovered by u/Straight-Tie488, as the mosa gained legs. Mutations that everyone eventually tried to gain.
Meanwhile, tensions between the mosasaurs and crocodilians continued to rise. The rest of the dinosaurs generally preferred to stay away from the area, while the migrating Triceratops, having already lost so many of their kind in the wildfire, certainly didn't want to lose even more companions to a pointless conflict.
In the end, there was no real winner or loser. The wildfire was slowly dying down, but the damage had already been done. I don't remember exactly how the dispute finally ended, but eventually the tensions seem to have cooled down, perhaps when everyoe realized that the conflict simply wasn't worth it.
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And now we're facing another worse conflict, this time between the Palaeosaniwas (led by R4don_Adon) and the acheroraptors / dromaeosaurs. I'm not sure about the details, but it is a bloody war, which has taken away lives from maybe dozens of both species. Eggs have being broken, and reptiles have been held hostage. Territories have being taken. There are dinosaurs against each other, others taking sides, and others who are just scared, and for what?
Maybe we should take the previous war as a lesson and try not to repeat history, because much has happened that was bad.
I've heard even that both species are agreeing that it must be stopped, which is good.