Aquerrasuchus migragigas

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Evolved from T. gigaslothus, they adapted to avoid predation by using vibration sensitive mechanoreceptors on their head, have thicker skin on their body, and developed to be larger making them harder to take down. They migrate between zones D and B every year. They will be in zone D during autumn and winter and will move to Zone B during spring and summer.

They grow up to 4.7 feet long. They feed on M. barreqhumus, M. coilus, U. dicaulis, U. stellafrons, U. firmumsus, U. procerus, C. yellionuis, L. tallalalensis, and L. tallalla. They use their arms to break branches of Megaplortatus or Ultraplortatus polyphs to feed on them and they dig to uproot them to feed on the leaves of the polyphs. When feeding in zone B it mostly grazes on Lorensia species uprooting them to feed on both the roots and leaves. Their adult skin is rough and dry allowing them to roam longer distances without needing to gain moisture.

When the sense vibrations they will take a defensive stance by lifting their tail. When a predator tries to attack them they will use their tusks to defend from the front and swing with the tail to try to keep distance between them and the predator. They spend most of their time alone.

Many move onto a breeding ground during autumn and males battle and ram at each other for a mate. The males risk injury from their fighting. Once the female accepts a male they mate in self-dug or naturally made puddles laying 60-100 eggs and leave them to hatch in about 2-5 days. Young hatch with gills in their larval form and can fend for themselves. They will cannibalize each other for food in their puddle. They would lose their gills in 2. They reach maturity about a year after exiting the water.