Ram-Dagger Sauceback

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Ram-Dagger Sauceback
(Mucronisagma gauisusdies)
Main image of Ram-Dagger Sauceback
Species is extinct.
22/140, Habitat Loss (Snowball)
Information
CreatorColddigger Other
Week/Generation19/128
HabitatNuke Temperate Woodland, Nuke Temperate Rainforest
Size2 m Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Chitin)
DietCarnivore (Axetail Sauceback, Joviglut) Scavenger (larvae)
RespirationActive (Microlungs)
ThermoregulationEndotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Eggs
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Clade
Subphylum
Superclass
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes (info)
Thoracocephalia
Coluripoda
Vermitheria (info)
Cephalischia (info)
Dromeodonta
Archaedromeodonta
Ensiures
Mucronisagmatidae
Mucronisagma
Mucronisagma gauisusdies
Ancestor:Descendants:

The ram-dagger sauceback split from its ancestor and moved inland. There it hunts large prey in a similar fashion as its ancestor, running into the victim and impaling it on its carapace spines. Its tusks are now curved and serrated, they are used for cutting meat into smaller pieces which makes digestion and swallowing easier, the tusks are often uneven due to being broken either during a miscalculated ram or twisting while cutting into something tough. The legs of the ram-dagger sauceback are huge to give power behind their rush attacks, and the tail is long to act as a counterbalance during running or carrying prey.

They live solitary lives except when coupling to mate. Females will bury their eggs to keep other things from eating them. The larvae are scavengers, and are a common sight on carcasses abandoned by others of this niche.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Hearthead (class Dromeodonta)