Leaellynasaura V2 (SciiFii)

Leaellynasaura vexillucauda (name meaning "flag-tailed Leaellyn's lizard") is a species of small non-avian ornithischian dinosaur that originally lived from the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous (dated to between 118 and 110 million years ago), in what is now Dinosaur Cove, Australia, as an extinct species, Leaellynasaura amicagraphica, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and, unlike the first (re)created Leaellynasaura species, has been intentionally introduced throughout the modern cold environments such as snowy swamps, forests, and open woodlands across Eurasia and North America to help boost biodiversity. Leaellynasaura vexillucauda, during its (re)creation, was inspired by the highly speculative fluffball Leaellynasaura vexillucauda reconstruction with a flag-like tail. Leaellynasaura vexillucauda is a rather small animal, growing on average of roughly about 5.5 feet (1.7 meters) in length, including its feathered tail tip, and weighing about as much as a large turkey. It can raise its tail up to about 7.9 feet (2.4 meters) tall, and this species uses its long, skiny tail with a yellow feathery tip to help in species recognition and to help others of its species group up so they don't get lost in their environments. During the summer, the feathers of Leaellynasaura vexillucauda are mostly dark brown in color, due to its environment having little to no snow, to help it camouflage in the foresty habitat, and during the winter, its feathers grow thicker to keep the animal warm and changes its color to white to help blend the animal with the snowy environment. Like the original extinct species of Leaellynasaura, Leaellynasaura vexillucauda is largely a nocturnal animal that uses its large eyes with proportionally large optic lobes to help it find its way around in the dark. Leaellynasaura vexillucauda is almost exclusively herbivorous, feeding primarily on fruits, leaves, conifer needles, roots, tubers, bulbs, seeds, nuts, pinecones, cycads, ferns, horsetails, mosses, lichens, and mushrooms, but is also an opportunistic omnivore that can occasionally feed on animals smaller than itself to supplement its diet. Leaellynasaura vexillucauda is a social animal that can live in flocks consisting of up to around 30 individuals at a time. The conservation status of Leaellynasaura vexillucauda is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the animal's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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