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| Ignivenator vulcans; Fire Hunter of Vulcan | |
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| Jack Frost | Oct 11 2014, 10:05 PM Post #1 |
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Genus: Ignivenator Species: vulcans Name means: Fire Hunter of Vulcan (Named for the volcanic rock found around the first fossils) Temporal location: 70-66 MYA Geological location: North America, along the west coast and western interior seaway Diet: Fish, small pterosaurs, small mammals, and insects Description: 18-20 feet long, 4-5 feet tall, 25-30 foot wingspan Typically covered from the base of the jaws to midway down the tail in down, with waterproof scaly feathers covering the shoulders and forward thighs. Typically powder blue on top and snow white on bottom. Males have large bony crests over their eyes that turn red during the mating season. Jaws a long and thin, with straight teeth for catching fish. Both jaws have notches similar to spinosaurs. Wings are long and thin, resembling those of most sea birds like albatrosses and sea gulls. During the mating season lark dark blue markings appear on the wings, the pattern being unique to the individual. Behavior: Ignivenator are typically social, living in colonies of up to 40 individuals, a mixture of males and females. Once mated they mate for life, with mated pairs taking turns guarding the nest and gathering food. Although social, they will fiercely defend their nests, especially from neighboring pairs that could potentially harm young. Hatchlings typically spend the first year in and around the nest, where they learn and grow under the protection of their parents. They are typically restricted to the nest for the first month or two, after which they are allowed to wander about. By six months they will often accompany a parent on hunting trips. They reach sexual maturity at 1 year, at which point they leave the nest, either to find mates from the current colony, or from other colonies. Occasionally a new colony will be made altogether, though this typically only happens if other colonies can no longer support new members. Mating habits: Mating season typically takes place during the fall, with the egg’s being laid at the start of spring and the young hatching in the summer, when the climate is at its warmest. Mating disputes are typically none violent, disputes typically consisting of screaming matches. Males attempt to attract females through a mixture of mating displays, dances, and calls, in addition to demonstrating their abilities to construct nests. It’s not uncommon to see opportunistic behaviors in young males who have not learned to make proper nests. In such cases they will attempt to steals unguarded nests from feeding males, though this rarely actually works. Edited by Dilophoraptor, Nov 9 2014, 04:48 AM.
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