Sabertam

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Sabertam
(Thytamus primus)
Artwork of Sabertam
Species is extinct.
26/162, replaced by descendant
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Subclass
Superorder
Order
Family
Subfamily
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Soricia
Chaetotheria
Tamia
Ornata
Barlowicastoridae
Thytaminae
Thytamus
Thytamus primus
Week/Generation 25/159
Habitat Barlowe Chaparral, Barlowe Rocky, Barlowe Temperate Woodland, North Barlowe Boreal
Size 3 m Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet Omnivore (Sansheh, Beaktrunk, Grand Buttpiper, Tappipper, Sandblaster, Tusked Grassblaster, Buttpiper, Xatakpark, Thorncrest Bounder, Triplethorn Bounder, Doboor, Dusty Spelunkhoe, Sango, Sanguine Padfoot, Rainforest Emulsecho, Sapshrooms, Supershrooms), Scavenger
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Endotherm (Fur)
Reproduction Sexual, Two Sexes, Live Birth, Pouch and Milk



The Sabertam split from its ancestor the Tamjame. It has grown larger and has become more of a predator than its ancestor. It now feeds on larger herbivores. It is opportunistic and will feed on any prey it can catch. It is not as a skilled hunter as the Gossalizards or Sausbacks in its range. Sometimes they will thy to take the prey away from these more skilled predators.

Unlike their ancestors they are too big for burrows and will instead find shallow caverns or hollowed logs to sleep in. They no longer store food in them but their large cheeks can store extra meat for later. Females have a pouch to carry their offspring in. They only have one to two offspring at a time. The male will bring the female extra meat to feed the babies. After the babies are grown they separate and can find a new mate the next year if they choose to.

Females typically pick the males with the largest saber-teeth. And males will "yawn" at each other to show off who has larger sabers. When born babies are nearly helpless and must stay in the pouch until they are developed enough to leave. By the time they leave the pouch is about the time they start weaning off of milk and start eating meat (or shrooms).

In the winter they develop a shaggier coat. They no longer grow any quills. In the summer they shed their winter coats. Those at higher elevations can have thicker coats year round.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Great Leotam (genus Thytamus)
  • Malladact (family Barlowicastoridae)
  • Tigmadar (order Ornata)
  • Violet Kitshrox (superorder Tamia)
  • Quillyn (subclass Chaetotheria)
  • Bargeskin (class Soricia)