Lophophorosaurus

Lophophorosaurus ("Crest Carrying Lizard") is a genus of well-known herbivorous dinosaur from Bardonia and Ryzan. Known for its large crest and bulky form, it roamed ancient Syltor in vast numbers.
Lophophorosaurus may have filled a similar ecological niche of a grazer. The teeth were incredibly compact into "Dental Batteries", capable of chewing grass and leaves well. Young Lophophorosaurs were most likely preyed on by large carnivores such as Manothronax, Andisaurus, or Tsartitan depending on location. Continued prosperity for a dozen million years implies either a short life cycle or some form of defense mechanism. Some paleontologists theorize adult Lophophorosaurs were too big for predators or could run fast enough to make predators go for easier prey.
Lophophorosaurus did have large, bulky legs that would help in running. However, the footlike nature of the hands shows that this dinosaur could switch between being quadrupedal and bipedal. It likely used the former for foraging and the latter for movement.
=== History ===
When first discovered, the study of dinosaurs was still in its infancy. The name "Crest Carrying Lizard" was chosen because of the unique crest on the dinosaur's head, which is still unusually long compared to other hadrosaurs. The species kamporacanthus means "Humped Spine", referring to the spine sail which most likely created a large hunchback in Lophophorosaurs.
While breeding dinosaurs for Macmar Island, Gen II managed to bring back a variant of Lophophorosaurus. The tour guests in 945 ACA did not see it until traveling to the Malkkengarun years later, however. The Menzogna-Inganno Company also had a fondness for hunting these creatures. This Lophophorosaurus variant had a red crest and striped green body, similar in appearance to a parrot. Paleontologists are still searching for intelligible melanosomes to confirm this coloration in nature.
Category:Dinosaur
Category:Extinct
Category:Biota
Category:Geology
Category:Ryzan
Category:Fauna
Category:Prehistory
Category:Traveler's Era