Furcidactylus

Furcidactylus
Name:	Furcidactylus
Abilities and Weapons:	teeth, claws, senses
Occupation:	Foraging micropredator
Home:	Skull Island
First Appearance:	"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005)
Diet:	Piscivore (fish)
Size:	Length: 60-79 centimeters Weight Estimated: 350-500 grams
Status:	Unknown. Presumably rescued by expeditions.

Furcidactylus (""fork-finger"") is 2-2.6 feet long (60-79 centimeters) species of small theropod dinosaur that is found on Skull Island. The animal is described in the book "The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005).

Facts

Furcidactylus is a small, long-digited, wading coelurid from the wetlands of Skull Island which uses its digits to snatch up small fish. Likewise, its extremely elongated toes spread its weight across a wide surface, allowing Furcidactylus to quite literally walk on leaves and lilypads.

It is similar to a bird like the jacana or a moorhen. Out of all the non-avian dinosaurs present in Skull Island, the Furcidactylus are arguably the most successful of them all, exhibiting stunning diversity across the many species present. Among the most specialized is the tiny splay-toed fisher Furcidactylus.

Trivia

• Its long toes is also present in other water birds such as the aforementioned jacana. Combined with its low weight, the jacana is able to traverse on aquatic environments impossible for larger creatures.
• Like all animals from Skull Island. It is unknown what they faced during the sinking of the island. Given the multiple expeditions, there may be a chance that a few surviving populations was saved off-land to a more stable enclosure.