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This piece is showing the evolutionary pathway for the Fulcibrachs, a group of herbivores more specifically evolved for browsing from "trees" and the like. The disparity between the "final" species is enormous, with the clade containing not only large, sauropod-like species, but even the specialized flying tetrapod. Most, if not all, have evolved their throat-gullets into display organs, ranging from wattles, to the inflatable, and to the permanently distended. The lower branch have developed an interesting solution to the problem of an ever-upward growing maxillary carapace by actually splitting them apart, resulting in eerily antler-like growths on both sides of their heads (if you ignore the mouthparts that run their lengths). They constantly grow back in towards the grinding mandibles, kind of like the teeth of a rodent, keeping a good edge to chew on.
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If you have any questions on these beasts, I will try to answer them. Some things I'm still asking myself. 480 to go. (Try to find the original fulcibrach on the basepage A.K.A. Rise of the Tripeds.)

Description
This piece is showing the evolutionary pathway for the Fulcibrachs, a group of herbivores more specifically evolved for browsing from "trees" and the like. The disparity between the "final" species is enormous, with the clade containing not only large, sauropod-like species, but even the specialized flying tetrapod. Most, if not all, have evolved their throat-gullets into display organs, ranging from wattles, to the inflatable, and to the permanently distended. The lower branch have developed an interesting solution to the problem of an ever-upward growing maxillary carapace by actually splitting them apart, resulting in eerily antler-like growths on both sides of their heads (if you ignore the mouthparts that run their lengths). They constantly grow back in towards the grinding mandibles, kind of like the teeth of a rodent, keeping a good edge to chew on.
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If you have any questions on these beasts, I will try to answer them. Some things I'm still asking myself. 480 to go. (Try to find the original fulcibrach on the basepage A.K.A. Rise of the Tripeds.)