Europasaurus (SciiFii)

Europasaurus priscus, also known as the European pygmy sauropod and the European dwarf sauropod, is a species of basal macronarian sauropod that originally lived during the Late Jurassic (middle Kimmeridgian, about 154 million years ago) of northern Germany as an extinct species, Europasaurus holgeri, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across Europe to help boost biodiversity. Europasaurus priscus is identified as an example of insular dwarfism resulting from the isolation of a sauropod population on an island within the Lower Saxony basin, when the genus originally existed. Europasaurus priscus is a very small sauropod, measuring only 6.2 meters (20 feet) as an adult and usually weighs about 800 kg (1,800 lb). Aside from being a very small neosauropod, Europasaurus priscus has multiple unique morphological features to distinguish it from close relatives, including a rather shortened, curved face. Like other advanced sauropods, it is purely herbivorous, feeding mainly on leaves, pine needles, fruits, and nuts, while young Europasaurus priscus also feeds on horsetails, ferns, cycads, and shrubs due to being smaller than the adults. Like other sauropods, it is a social animal that lives in herds up to around 5-9 individuals at a time in normal circumstances, but in areas with enough food and space, there can be as many as 75 Europasaurus priscus individuals in a herd. The conservation status of Europasaurus priscus is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the animal's wide range.
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