Aerialslontus glidensis
After some T. wichitensis glid into zone D, they were faced with massive trees to live amongst. To take advantage of this, they evolved to become refined fliers, losing all armor plating and many internal bone structures to become very lightweight. They have also developed their flight membranes into 3 sections. The first section has a bone structure similar to the old arm bones, however the bones are much less dense and therefore much lighter. This section is also full of muscle, which the animal uses to flap their newly formed pseudo-wings to generate thrust. The second section is mostly loose skin, which serves as a source of extra lift in this animal. The third section is a simple connector, similar structurally to the 2nd section. While this animal has optimized their gliding capabilities to allow small mock flight, they are still unable to maintain themselves in air for more than a few minutes, and the longer they fly the more energy they use. Therefore, these animals spend most of their lives living in the treetops, eating the leaves of Megaplortatus sustensa. They reproduce infrequently, with eggs being laid 10 at a time. Many of the young, while learning to fly, will fall out of the trees and die, meaning only 5-7 will end up reaching adulthood.
