Osteoraptor

### Habitat

Temperate woodlands (other osteoraptorids also live in rainforests and other woodland habitats)

### Geographic distribution

Occidentis (other osteoraptorids also live in Phael and Virtu)

### Canonicity

Canon

Osteoraptor gigantis ( Giant Bone thief)
Family: Osteoraptoridea

Type Species: Osteoraptor gigantis
 The largest member of the Osteotaptor family, roughly the size of a Triceratops. O. gigantis inhabits the temperate Bone-tree woodlands of the northern continent.
Phylogeny: A clade of medium to large size herbivores/omnivores that are descends from the Ambulospeculida.

Family traits: a distinctive clade that are known for their universal dietary trait for consuming the bony bark of the various Bone-trees. The consumption of Bone-tree bark is an adaptation to use a supplement for further ossification of their cartilaginous skeleton to be able to support their increasing weight. Osteoraptorids have a conservative body plan of a rotound graviportal body supported by 3 pairs of pillar legs. Female osteoraptorids display various level parental care depending on the species. The clade has fairly limited social behavior with general trend towards solitary lifestyle or small family groups between 3-9 individuals.

Ecology: Osteorpatorids have a size range with the smallest being roughly the size of a terran tapir to the larger species comparable in size to the largest ceratopsids.
All member species of this family inhabit either temperate or tropical regions of the western continents where were extensive bone tree forest are present. Osteroraptorids can be found on both the northern and southern continents of the western hemisphere and also on numerous islands within the interment archipelago between the continents. This biogeographic distribution is due to the family’s existence predating the destruction of the land bridge connecting the two continents.
Along with bone-tree bark osteoraporids diet consists of the soft tissue various sessile and mobile polyspeculates and opportunistically consume injured or deceased smaller ampluspeclates.

Anatomy:
All osteoraptorids have reduced and modified forelimbs with the ends enclosed in heavily ossified armored scraper pincers with serrated edges that are designed to scrape of piece of the bony bark plate of a Bone-tree
The head, neck and dorsal body region are still heavily armored with a bony carapace as basal trait from earlier evolutionary pressure from aerial predators
Each of the tri-proboscis have a dewlap like-sac underneath the mouth that contains digestive enzymes that break down the hardened bone-bark into a palatable paste for swallowing and further digestion.
Bone armour is absent on the ventral side of the body and six legs to permit greater mobility.
Body is supported by 3 pairs of legs. ( fore-legs, mid-legs and back-legs)
Sharpen foot armor is still present on distal ends of feet as “hooves” to give greater traction.
All members are oviviparous, and give birth to precocial offspring called “calves”.
Developed a pair of large lung like organs on their sides for more efficient respiration.
The number of spiracles on the sides have been reduced to two pairs on each side. The front pair of spiracles are the entrances to the lungs for inhaling oxygen and the back pair the exit points for waste air products