Rhynchosauria
Among the four main groups of Diff. Herbivores, Rhynchosaurs stand out as the only non-archosaurians. Alongside the fleet-footed Trilophosaurs, the towering Poposuchids and the lumbering Aetosaurs, Rhynchosaurs take the more robust roles. Niches in our world filled by boar, hippopotamuses and rhinoceroses are taken in the Different World by these fearsome beasts. Universally recognisable for their large heads and ferocious teeth, Rhynchosaurs are known for their aggression and weaponry. Few predators dare tangle with them, as they possess powerful legs, thick skulls, and teeth, normally used for uprooting plants or scraping at bark or cycads, that can become deadly piercing blades. Many of the larger species are omnivorous, though only one or two actively hunt instead of merely scavenging in order to supplement their diet. They are perhaps one of the most susccessful stories of evolution, changing from a few pig-like animals dependant on a certain cycad to one of the major herbivores of modern DW.
Dilaniandocera
(Shredhorn)
Once a genera of many species, Dilaniandocera is now reduced to just one. The Zanzibar Shredhorn (Dilaniandocera Postremus) is found only on the isles of the Zanzibar archipelago off the Tanzanian coast. It is speculated that it arrived there during the early stages of the last Ice Age. Perhaps it was merely because of this transferral to these islands that it survived the ravages of the remainder of the ice age that sealed the fate of its relatives. A rare and elusive animal, the Shredhorn, despite its fiercesome name is a shy and seldom-seen creature. One of the smallest of the Rhynchosaurs, only about 1.6 metres in length and 90 centimetres in shoulder height, it is nevertheless the largest creature on the island, much larger than the Zanzi Praetorians that are the main predators of the Zanzibar archipelago. The name comes from the single large serrated horn that projects from the front of the skull. This feature is much diminished in the Zanzibar Shredhorn, at least when compared to Shredhorn fossils of similar size, and is mainly used as defense, instead of for display as it must have been used for in the larger species.
Dilaniandocera
(Shredhorn)
Once a genera of many species, Dilaniandocera is now reduced to just one. The Zanzibar Shredhorn (Dilaniandocera Postremus) is found only on the isles of the Zanzibar archipelago off the Tanzanian coast. It is speculated that it arrived there during the early stages of the last Ice Age. Perhaps it was merely because of this transferral to these islands that it survived the ravages of the remainder of the ice age that sealed the fate of its relatives. A rare and elusive animal, the Shredhorn, despite its fiercesome name is a shy and seldom-seen creature. One of the smallest of the Rhynchosaurs, only about 1.6 metres in length and 90 centimetres in shoulder height, it is nevertheless the largest creature on the island, much larger than the Zanzi Praetorians that are the main predators of the Zanzibar archipelago. The name comes from the single large serrated horn that projects from the front of the skull. This feature is much diminished in the Zanzibar Shredhorn, at least when compared to Shredhorn fossils of similar size, and is mainly used as defense, instead of for display as it must have been used for in the larger species.