Orphaned by her archeologist Parents in the Savageland by a Stampede upon their discovery of the Mythical Eternal Springs of Strength and Virtue. Shanna was pushed to safety by her father along with the only surviving Allosaurus egg she had found,which upon hatching late it was the runt of a supposed pack litter and had imprinted itself with her as a sibling and pack leader. Shanna and 'Nix' she called him stayed by the springs as a source of fresh water and lived off small animals and nearby fruits till they were older and stronger. As they grew-up They were the were the Queen and King of their surroundings.