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In the deep forests of an island in eastern Asia near the Philippines, it is an unusual habitat for some species that managed to survive over time, including some relics of pre-mammalian era with some new arrivals from recent time which most of their continental counterparts disappeared. Among the diversity of oddities, there is a particular group of creatures that hide in the ground of this isolated territory, being the apex predators of the island, the Skullcrawlers (Sirenosuchus deinocephala)

These giant two-legged creatures are recognized as unique predators that are only found on this particular island, characterized by their strange morphology which does not coincide with another living tetrapod, being able to build burrows and remain underground for good amounts of time and only get outside of its burrows to get food, many known specimens have a length of about 5 to 7 meters, however, they are known thanks to the remains that these monsters can grow up to 10 meters long.
This type of animal had originally been interpreted as a type of squamata, probably relative to the Amphisbaenid, but new posteriol analyzes made to several smaller specimens found showed that this animal is actually a distant descendant of the temnospondyls, A branch that at some point in the triassic survived as burrowing siren-like creatures, and which passed through much of the Mesozoic hidden until the Cenozoic arrived, emerging in an isolated part with almost no competition.

At the beginning of their sighting they had been taken mainly as a type of cryptid, a creature of legend that was only known by stories and fleeting sightings. However, in the early 70's, people began to notice what would be series of attacks on the resident population of buffalos of the territory, being characteristic of these attacks the lack of thoracic cavity in most of the specimens. During an expedition it was possible to capture what would be the first and most well-known photo of the proof of the existence of a Skullcrawer.

The specimen photographed is considered the largest of its kind, reaching up to 9 meters, has been dubbed "Great alpha", and is estimated to have an approximate age of about 90 years. It is known that they must have coexisted with an interesting variety of megafauna apart from the buffaloes, including a recently discovered type of large extinct primate relative to organgutans and not recognized as Giganthopitecus.

Entry for 's Spec Challenge
I must say that it is in itself interesting to see how many ideas have been gathered, in addition to the level of people who are participating, really amazing. About the competition, the deadline is set for the 27th of March

Description

In the deep forests of an island in eastern Asia near the Philippines, it is an unusual habitat for some species that managed to survive over time, including some relics of pre-mammalian era with some new arrivals from recent time which most of their continental counterparts disappeared. Among the diversity of oddities, there is a particular group of creatures that hide in the ground of this isolated territory, being the apex predators of the island, the Skullcrawlers (Sirenosuchus deinocephala)

These giant two-legged creatures are recognized as unique predators that are only found on this particular island, characterized by their strange morphology which does not coincide with another living tetrapod, being able to build burrows and remain underground for good amounts of time and only get outside of its burrows to get food, many known specimens have a length of about 5 to 7 meters, however, they are known thanks to the remains that these monsters can grow up to 10 meters long.
This type of animal had originally been interpreted as a type of squamata, probably relative to the Amphisbaenid, but new posteriol analyzes made to several smaller specimens found showed that this animal is actually a distant descendant of the temnospondyls, A branch that at some point in the triassic survived as burrowing siren-like creatures, and which passed through much of the Mesozoic hidden until the Cenozoic arrived, emerging in an isolated part with almost no competition.

At the beginning of their sighting they had been taken mainly as a type of cryptid, a creature of legend that was only known by stories and fleeting sightings. However, in the early 70's, people began to notice what would be series of attacks on the resident population of buffalos of the territory, being characteristic of these attacks the lack of thoracic cavity in most of the specimens. During an expedition it was possible to capture what would be the first and most well-known photo of the proof of the existence of a Skullcrawer.

The specimen photographed is considered the largest of its kind, reaching up to 9 meters, has been dubbed "Great alpha", and is estimated to have an approximate age of about 90 years. It is known that they must have coexisted with an interesting variety of megafauna apart from the buffaloes, including a recently discovered type of large extinct primate relative to organgutans and not recognized as Giganthopitecus.

Entry for 's Spec Challenge
I must say that it is in itself interesting to see how many ideas have been gathered, in addition to the level of people who are participating, really amazing. About the competition, the deadline is set for the 27th of March