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Speculative descendant of Seriema pinning down a Burrowing own descendant (Kryocene Project, 7myaH).
At 6 feet tall, this robustly built predator (a Saquedor) dwarfs its gangly ancestors. Surviving the Anthropocene/Kryocene Extinction event by hiding out in burrows of other animals and caverns, they now live in a giant "terror bird" heaven. With the world's ungulates being replaced by rodents and lagomorphs (only a few groups remain), a huge burst of prey diversity had arrived. South America now has a varietygiant goat/cow like rodents, camelid like lagomorphs, giant ground birds and so much more. Besides them, some predators like descendants of Burrowing owls have evolved. They hunt smaller prey than the Saquedor. It's path has come across this macropredator and the results are plain and clear.

*Saquedors still have large wings, but due to their large body mass, remain flightless. Juveniles can fly over short distances, but adults can merely glide with leaps of up to 3meters long. They are mostly used to help the animal steer when running, along with the tail, or display and communication.

Description

Speculative descendant of Seriema pinning down a Burrowing own descendant (Kryocene Project, 7myaH).
At 6 feet tall, this robustly built predator (a Saquedor) dwarfs its gangly ancestors. Surviving the Anthropocene/Kryocene Extinction event by hiding out in burrows of other animals and caverns, they now live in a giant "terror bird" heaven. With the world's ungulates being replaced by rodents and lagomorphs (only a few groups remain), a huge burst of prey diversity had arrived. South America now has a varietygiant goat/cow like rodents, camelid like lagomorphs, giant ground birds and so much more. Besides them, some predators like descendants of Burrowing owls have evolved. They hunt smaller prey than the Saquedor. It's path has come across this macropredator and the results are plain and clear.

*Saquedors still have large wings, but due to their large body mass, remain flightless. Juveniles can fly over short distances, but adults can merely glide with leaps of up to 3meters long. They are mostly used to help the animal steer when running, along with the tail, or display and communication.