| Peracerdon | |
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Name: |
Peracerdon exitialis |
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Abilities and Weapons: |
strength, teeth, claws, senses, tail whip |
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Occupation: |
Ambush macropredator |
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Home: |
Skull Island |
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First Appearance: |
"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005) |
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Diet: |
Piscivore (fish, seabirds, eggs, crustaceans, seal pups) |
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Size: |
Length: 3.6-4.8 meters |
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Status: |
Rescued from extinction during the 1938 expedition on Skull Island. |
Peracerdon exitialis ("deadly very sharp tooth") is 12-16 feet long (3.6-4.8 meters) species of medium-sized theropod dinosaur that lives in the coastlines of Skull Island. The animal is described in the book "The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005).
Facts[]
Peracerdon has a dragon-like, narrow head, and whip-like tail (used for balance). Greenish, it has red finlike projections running down its back. It weighs 200kg. Equally at home in calm or thrashing waters, Peracerdon is found all along the perimeter of Skull Island, from the rocky coasts, surf-punished and crumbling reefs to the quiet sedate coastal swamps.
A long snout armed with rows of thin-bladed teeth identifies Peracerdon as a fish-eater, though it readily takes seabirds, eggs, and even unguarded Skull Island Fur Seal pups (if it gets the chance). Powerful claws keep Peracerdon anchored in even the roughest of waves, allowing it to remain steady in pounding surf. It usually remains still, darting its head down to snatch up prey items.
Peracerdon can strike quickly with long fore claws, or its gin-trap snout, to snatch prey out of the shoreline pools and along the water’s edge. A long tail balances Peracerdon as it clings in the splash zone, keen eyes piercing the waves to reveal fish and crabs.
Trivia[]
- Based on its feeding habits, its elongated finger claws and diet. Peracerdon might be a living relative to the Spinosaurids.
- In reality, it is unlikely that water dinosaurs like Peracerdon would have such elaborate dragon-like scales and patterns. If anything, their skin would have been smooth to increase hydrodynamics when it comes to freely moving across water and swimming.
- 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.