Anoteroslontus edselom
Descended from T. oculus, this species has evolved to target the larger prey in zone H. To do so, this species has fully developed their primitive hind legs with a more refined bone structure, more muscle, and a joint that formed as a side effect of the creature walking, making the walking much more efficient now. They also have developed more serrated mandibles, now with a large barb at the end. Their mandibles also have more developed hinges allowing them to open and close with a much wider range. Their mouths have also grown larger with a more defined jaw structure, and the mouth is located more towards the front of the head rather than the underside. Their arms have also grown much stronger as a result of them walking and taking down larger prey. Finally they are able to grow to a maximum size of 60cm. Their diet mainly consists of T. gigagammas and D. acrotyrannus, and both of these are hunted in similar ways. These creatures still hunt in their breeding pairs just like their ancestors, however due to their larger size their attacks are much more successful. Their prey is not easy to kill, however they have refined their hunting strategies immensely. To hunt D. acrotyrannus, one will challenge from the front, and when the acrotyrannus attemts to fight due to their aggressive nature, they will push up using their muscular arms and grab their prey’s neck with their mandibles and their arms with their claws. After the prey has been pinned, their breeding partner will defend against the other acrotyrannus while the original slits the throat of the pinned prey with their large serrated mandibles. This will usually deter the rest of the pack members, however if attacked they simply do the same strategy over again. Groups of 3 are harder to attack and are usually avoided due to the greater numbers. When hunting T. gigagammas, it is key that they keep the group separated.They will solo out one group member by cornering it with their mandible strikes and deterring the other group members with their tail strikes. Once one member has been soloed out, they will attack, with one pinning the tail with their claws and the other inflicting major damage on the head with its mandibles. Going after this prey is much riskier and these attempts usually have a success rate of only 30%. These animals share many breeding tendencies with their ancestors. When breeding (once a year) the male will use his claws to dig a small hole in the soil, where the female will lay her 4-6 eggs. These eggs are now more protected, with a hard protein shell to protect the developing young. After fertilization, the male will cover the eggs back up. The young hatch at 18cm, breaking out of the shells using their tail and elbow spikes. They survive in groups with their siblings until they reach sexual maturity, when they split off and find a breeding partner.