Lunar-biome

The lunar-biome is the name given by palaeontologists to a now extinct biome which existed on the lunar surface during the mid to late Jurassic.

Evidence of Extremely Large Sauropods
In the early 21st Century palaeontologists began to find evidence of larger and larger prehistoric creatures. Fragmentary and partial evidence pointed to some incredibly large sauropod dinosaurs, each new discovery seemingly broke a new record for the largest dinosaur ever discovered. The increasing estimated size of these sauropods lead some to speculate that some could probably reach the moon.

Re-visit of Apollo Era Geological Samples
In 2019 a team of researchers at the Pepsico-InstaBurger Research Institute (PIBRI) were investigating the possibility of using lunar rocks in foodstuff. During the work unidentified microscopic fragments were identified which were sent to the University of Nickelodeon. Here scientists identified the fragments as pieces of dinosaur bone to tie in with the release of a new movie and toy line.

Sauropod Collision Theory
The first theory was that the fossil fragments were the remains of giant sauropods whose skulls had shattered after colliding with the moon.

Low Density Bone Theory
There is increasing speculation that the hollows within the bones of some early dinosaurs and birds may have contained abundance of helium or hydrogen which allowed them to float up to the lunar surface.

Living Space Elevator Theory
Some small animals may have been able to climb Sauropods in order to reach the lunar surface.

Gigamegatitanosaur acroceph
The largest animal thought to ever walk the Earth. Based on a single femur discovered in Brazil in 2015, it thought adults could reach a height of 384,400 km. The large size was likely a defense against predators and allowed the animals to look out for incoming meteors, a now known threat to dinosaurs.

Lunasaurus armstrongi
Discovered from bone fragments brought back from the moon. This small hadrosaur is thought to have lived symbiotically with large sauropods such as Gigamegatitanosaur. When in danger Lunasaurus would climb to safety, bringing with it plant matter to feed its host. it is thought that sometimes the Lunasaurus would fall, becoming stranded on the moon. Tiny microscopic bumps on the fossil fragments are probably the remains of structures which allowed Lunasaurus to trap oxygen around its body to breath for short periods of time in the upper atmosphere.

Compsoososaur lunarensis
A small theropod with hollow bones that likely contained light weight gases that allowed it to pursue prey such as ''Lunasaurus. ''

Decline of the lunar-biosphere
It is thought that continental drift and the break up on Pangaea was problematic for large sauropods. Leaving them straddling two difference continents as they drifted further and further apart. Without the large sauropods animals could no longer reach the lunar surface and the biome became extinct by the end of the Jurassic.