Rhizodus (SciiFii)

Rhizodus megalus (name meaning "great root tooth") is a species of rhizodont, a branch of the Sarcopterygii, that originally lived during the Carboniferous in what now Ireland and Scotland as an extinct species, Rhizodus hibberti, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and now lives in Cretaceous Park located at Downey, California. The most notable characteristics of Rhizodus megalus, compared to other giant lobe-fins such as Barameda, are the two 22 centimetres (8.7 in) fangs located near the front of its jaws, followed by other teeth scaling downwards in size. Rhizodus megalus is a giant apex predator that resides in the freshwater lake and river systems in its exhibit at Cretaceous Park, feeding on small to medium-sized live prey animals, the bullfrogs and koi, using its teeth to kill prey and rip it into digestible sizes, rather than swallowing prey whole like other, smaller-toothed sarcopterygians. Rhizodus megalus has large, plate-like scales, similar to those found on arapaimas.
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