Tilehorn

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Tilehorn
(Stegoceros wrightus)
Artwork of Tilehorn
Species is extinct.
24/?, unknown cause
Creator TheBigDeepCheatsy Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Saurochelones
Teguloterguformes
Stegocornoidea
Stegocornidae
Stegoceros
Stegoceros wrightus
Week/Generation 23/149
Habitat Raq Temperate Bay, West Raq Temperate Beach
Size 70 cm Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet Herbivore (Greater Droopgea, Double Bubblgea, Glaalgaes, Symbioraft Diaminet roots)
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Two Sexes, Frog-like Eggs Laid into the Sea


The tilehorn split from its ancestor, the tileback. The tilehorn gets its name because of the large horn on its snout; this horn is primarily used for displaying and jabbing into nearby predators. In order to adapt to its environment, the tilehorn has evolved webbed feet that help it swim in the Raq Temperate Bay's waters. It has also evolved by changing its colors to rusty-red, which allows it to blend in with the sands of the West Raq Temperate Beach. Using its flexible lips, the tilehorn primarily feeds on double bubblgea and greater droppgea, but it will also consume the various glaalgaes that grow on the beaches along with the occasional symbioraft diaminet roots. However, in order to eat the toxic roots, it has gained an immunity to the paralyzing poison. Other than these changes, it is quite similar to its ancestors.

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)
  • Polychrome Flagthroat (superfamily Stegocornoidea)
  • Lizatokage (order Teguloterguformes)
  • Slurpabill (class Saurochelones)