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|name          = Siluria
|image= Dinosaurs-on-a-spaceship-siluria.jpg
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|natives= [[Triceratops]], [[Raptor]], [[Ankylosaurus]], [[Tyrannosaurus rex]], [[Pterodactyl]]
|natives       = Terrestrial dinosaurs
|appearances= ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]''
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}}'''Siluria''' was a [[planet]] chosen by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] for the [[dinosaur]]s on the [[Silurian Ark]] to live on, after saving them from crashing to [[Earth]] in [[2367]]. [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] visited Siluria and sent back a [[postcard]] to [[Rory Williams|Rory]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'')
}}'''Siluria''' was an unnamed planet featuring vegetation, gravity and an atmosphere similar to those of Earth ''circa'' the Cretaceous period. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]] founded Siluria as a home for terrestrial dinosaurs. The [[Silurian]]s had spirited away from Earth mating pairs of myriad species of dinosaurs aboard [[Silurian Ark|an ark]] prior to the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, ''c.'' 65.5 Ma BCE, depicted in ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''.
 
== Behind the scenes ==
 
The Ankylosaurus depicted in the postcard uses the same model used in ''Walking With Dinosaurs''
 
The sign seems to take inspiration from the Mocumentary series Prehistoric Park.


In 2367 CE, Brian and his son, [[Rory Williams]], steered the ark away from its Earth-return trajectory and imminent destruction by the the Indian Space Agency. (''[[DW]]'': "[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]")


Back on Earth, ''c.'' 2019-2020 CE, Brian posted to Rory and the latter's wife, [[Amy Pond|Amy]], a home-made postcard from Siluria, depicting dinosaurs, the [[TARDIS]], and a hand-painted sign reading "Siluria".


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Latest revision as of 19:06, 10 February 2024

Siluria was a planet chosen by the Eleventh Doctor for the dinosaurs on the Silurian Ark to live on, after saving them from crashing to Earth in 2367. Brian Williams visited Siluria and sent back a postcard to Rory and Amy. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Ankylosaurus depicted in the postcard uses the same model used in Walking With Dinosaurs

The sign seems to take inspiration from the Mocumentary series Prehistoric Park.

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