Microceratus (SciiFii)

Microceratus boggii (name meaning "Bogg's small horn") is a species of small, non-avian ceratopsian dinosaur that originally lived in the Cretaceous period in Asia as an extinct species, Microceratus gobiensis, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern rainforests, wetlands, forests, open woodlands, wooded shrublands, and semi-arid scrub forests across Eurasia and North America to help boost biodiversity. Microceratus boggii is a small animal, growing up to 0.5 meters (1.6 feet) long, around 0.2 meters (0.5 feet) tall, and weighing about 2.04 killograms (4-5 lbs) on average. Microceratus boggii is sexually dimorphic, with males being slightly larger than the females and having quill-like feathery filaments, not just pimple-shaped bumps all over its body, unlike females. Microceratus boggii is largely quadrupedal like most ceratopsians, walking on all fours with its front feet not pronating, and only running on its back legs to escape from potential dangers. As a herbivore, Microceratus boggii feeds primarily on ferns, cycads, shrubs, conifers, flowers, nectar, nuts, seeds, berries, and fallen fruits. Microceratus boggii is a social animal that lives in herds consisting of up to around 30 individuals at a time. During the breeding seasons, males compete with other males fighting each other in order to win a right to mate with the females. Microceratus boggii has an extremely fast and frequent reproduction, and in just 2 weeks after mating, Microceratus boggii females lay around 30-50 eggs at a time and the eggs hatch about a month later. The hatchlings reaches sexual maturity at the age of just around 2 and 3 months of age, and they become fully mature at the age of 4 to 5 months. The average lifespan of Microceratus boggii is between 10 and 18 years old, but there have been reports of Microceratus boggii living past 20 years, and the oldest Microceratus boggii was a male named Daniel of San Diego Zoo, who died from the brain tumor at the age of 31 years old. The conservation status of Microceratus boggii 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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