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|name = Giant Leatherback |
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|week = 25 |
|week = 25 |
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|generation = 157 |
|generation = 157 |
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|creator = Hydromancerx |
|creator = Hydromancerx |
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|image = Giant_Leatherback.jpg |
|image = Giant_Leatherback.jpg |
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|ancestor = Snapjaw Thornback |
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|size = 5 m Long |
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|habitat = Fermi Tundra , Fermi Polar Beach |
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|support = Endoskeleton (Bone) |
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|habitat = Chum Tropical Coast |
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|diet = Herbivore ([[Fermi Sunstalk]], [[Sunleaf]], [[Beach Colonystalks]], [[Stackstalk]], [[Sunion]]) |
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|habitat2 = Chum Tropical Beach |
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|reproduction= Sexual, Two Sexes, Oviparous |
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|habitat3 = King Tropical Coast |
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|respiration=Active (Lungs) |
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|habitat4 = King Tropical Beach |
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|thermoregulation=Gigantotherm |
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|diet = Photosynthesis |
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|parent = Canivibrissidae |
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|reproduction= Asexual, Waterborne Spores |
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|genus = Canusvibrissae |
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|species = gigantothermo |
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|genus = Shellphyta |
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|species = valentina |
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The giant leatherback replaced its ancestor, the snapjaw thornback. With so many other relatives around filling in other niches its ancestor finally became extinct. On niche that was not filled yet was the large herbivore niche. Due to island gigantism it has grown to about 5 times its ancestor's size. This not only deters predators, but helps it sustain gigantothermy. |
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The bonecorus grows byssus threads, much like its relative the [[Globby Boneflora|globby boneflora]]. These threads allow it to stick to rocks, and thus resist being washed ashore. The stalk of its ancestor is reduced to a fused nub at its pointed end. Bonecoruses usually cover rocks either at a slanted angle or nearly horizontally, bringing to mind snake scales or roof tiles. Their tendency to densely cover rocks at the intertidal zone is reminescent of barnacles. |
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Its leathery skin is much like the leathery skin on a leatherback sea turtle (who also sustains gigantothermy). It has a thick layer of fat all over its body not only to help keep in the heat but also help it survive during the long dark winters. It is most active the summer where it can stay light all day due to how close Fermi is to the south pole. They're now strictly herbivores, herds gorge themselves on all the larger flora that thrive in the summer. In the winter they will huddle in large herds to help retain heat. They hardly move at all, except for allowing those on the outside to make their way to the inside. |
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Its heart-shaped part has a skeleton made of calcium carbonate. A velvety layer of living, photosynthesizing tissue, the 'mantle', covers this interior shell. Its spore-branches are reduced to disks of reproductive cells at the base of pores in its mantle. Spores are produced within these pores. This trait of spore production makes the spores slightly more protected. Bonecoruses' spore development is longer than that of its ancestor, allowing the spores to reach larger sizes. (specifically, up to 4 mm) The mantle is covered in a waxy secretion that prevents the germination of spores on its surface. It essentially suffocates the spores by covering the spores to the extent they can no longer receive oxygen or nutrients. (The spore-pores do not have a waxy secretion, as it would get in the way of the individual's own reproduction) |
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They are too large for most predators, however juveniles still can be picked off so they are kept near the center of the herd. They are ovoviviparous and now only lay a 2 to 3 eggs inside the female. The offspring hatch inside and are kept in a nursery pool organ inside the female until they have gone though their metamorphosis from fish-like larva to reptile-like juveniles. The pools produce food for the lava to eat. |
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Bonecoruses' threads are so strong that dead bonecoruses are often found clinging to the same rock they clung to when alive. When the spore-trapping secretion decays, other bonecorus spores are able to germinate on the dead bonecorus. The spore-trapping secretion decays faster than the mantle in general, so bonecoruses can germinate on dead individuals before those individuals appear definitely deceased. |
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Juveniles are birthed as soon as the snow melts because they must gain weight fast. The short summer only gives them a small window to gain enough weight to survive the winter. Those that don't gain enough body fat die in the winter. They generally grow a meter each year and thus take 5 years to be fully grown. However they become sexually mature around 3 years. |
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Their shoulder spikes now are much thinner and sit on a primitive tympanic membrane. This allows them to "hear" low frequency sounds. They are not completely deaf anymore. They can still make colors under their chin for communication, but its mostly used to attract mates. Their necks are more flexible than they look and can reach down to the ground without kneeling. They can also bend their necks upward to show their color patch. |
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Latest revision as of 19:56, 1 April 2024
| Giant Leatherback | ||
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| (Canusvibrissae gigantothermo) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Hydromancerx Other | |
| Week/Generation | 25/157 | |
| Habitat | Fermi Tundra , Fermi Polar Beach | |
| Size | 5 m Long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Endoskeleton (Bone) | |
| Diet | Herbivore (Fermi Sunstalk, Sunleaf, Beach Colonystalks, Stackstalk, Sunion) | |
| Respiration | Active (Lungs) | |
| Thermoregulation | Gigantotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Two Sexes, Oviparous | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Phylum Superclass Clade Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Carpozoa Spondylozoa Anisoscelida Tetrapodes Saurochelones (info) Acanthomoi Canivibrissidae Canusvibrissae Canusvibrissae gigantothermo | |
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The giant leatherback replaced its ancestor, the snapjaw thornback. With so many other relatives around filling in other niches its ancestor finally became extinct. On niche that was not filled yet was the large herbivore niche. Due to island gigantism it has grown to about 5 times its ancestor's size. This not only deters predators, but helps it sustain gigantothermy.
Its leathery skin is much like the leathery skin on a leatherback sea turtle (who also sustains gigantothermy). It has a thick layer of fat all over its body not only to help keep in the heat but also help it survive during the long dark winters. It is most active the summer where it can stay light all day due to how close Fermi is to the south pole. They're now strictly herbivores, herds gorge themselves on all the larger flora that thrive in the summer. In the winter they will huddle in large herds to help retain heat. They hardly move at all, except for allowing those on the outside to make their way to the inside.
They are too large for most predators, however juveniles still can be picked off so they are kept near the center of the herd. They are ovoviviparous and now only lay a 2 to 3 eggs inside the female. The offspring hatch inside and are kept in a nursery pool organ inside the female until they have gone though their metamorphosis from fish-like larva to reptile-like juveniles. The pools produce food for the lava to eat.
Juveniles are birthed as soon as the snow melts because they must gain weight fast. The short summer only gives them a small window to gain enough weight to survive the winter. Those that don't gain enough body fat die in the winter. They generally grow a meter each year and thus take 5 years to be fully grown. However they become sexually mature around 3 years.
Their shoulder spikes now are much thinner and sit on a primitive tympanic membrane. This allows them to "hear" low frequency sounds. They are not completely deaf anymore. They can still make colors under their chin for communication, but its mostly used to attract mates. Their necks are more flexible than they look and can reach down to the ground without kneeling. They can also bend their necks upward to show their color patch.