Tilehorn

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Tilehorn
(Stegoceros wrightus)
Main image of Tilehorn
Species is extinct.
24/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorTheBigDeepCheatsy Other
Week/Generation23/149
HabitatRaq Temperate Bay, West Raq Temperate Beach
Size70 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietHerbivore (Greater Droopgea, Double Bubblgea, Glaalgaes, Symbioraft Diaminet roots)
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Frog-like Eggs Laid into the Sea
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Clade
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Tetrapodes
Saurochelones (info)
Teguloterguformes
Stegocornoidea
Stegocornidae
Stegoceros
Stegoceros wrightus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The tilehorn split from its ancestor, the tileback. The tilehorn gets its name because of the large horn on its snout; this horn is primarily used for displaying and jabbing into nearby predators. In order to adapt to its environment, the tilehorn has evolved webbed feet that help it swim in the Raq Temperate Bay's waters. It has also evolved by changing its colors to rusty-red, which allows it to blend in with the sands of the West Raq Temperate Beach. Using its flexible lips, the tilehorn primarily feeds on double bubblgea and greater droppgea, but it will also consume the various glaalgaes that grow on the beaches along with the occasional symbioraft diaminet roots. However, in order to eat the toxic roots, it has gained an immunity to the paralyzing poison. Other than these changes, it is quite similar to its ancestors.

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)
  • Tilecorn (genus Stegoceros)
  • Ouranocorn (family Stegocornidae)
  • Caraclaw (superfamily Stegocornoidea)
  • Migrating Glowsnapper (class Saurochelones)