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". the (insert name) actually prefers to feed "

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QUOTE (colddigger @ Sep 25 2022, 01:39 PM)

". the (insert name) actually prefers to feed " Please insert the name

Done, I thought I got all of those...

Since they don't chew do they focus more on leaves and shoots rather than woody branches?

Mastodons I believe consumed even woody branches, I could be wrong.

QUOTE (colddigger @ Sep 25 2022, 04:00 PM)

Since they don't chew do they focus more on leaves and shoots rather than woody branches? Mastodons I believe consumed even woody branches, I could be wrong.

They sort of eat the whole branch, hence why they have the enlarged gut to properly digest their food.

This post has been edited by OviraptorFan: Sep 25 2022, 12:42 PM

Fermentation of a whole branch would take... A very long time without chewing.

I mean on the scale of years if we're just talking fermentation.
Consider how long it takes a small log to decompose in the forest with fungi actively eating it.

I suggest adding some form of mechanical breakdown if you're going to have it eat entire lignified woody branches.

QUOTE (colddigger @ Nov 10 2022, 01:00 AM)

I mean on the scale of years if we're just talking fermentation. Consider how long it takes a small log to decompose in the forest with fungi actively eating it. I suggest adding some form of mechanical breakdown if you're going to have it eat entire lignified woody branches.

Okay, what exactly could it do? As the teeth of the herbivorous lizardworms are not generally designed to chew, instead being adapted to nip and strip.

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Nov 10 2022, 11:06 AM)

QUOTE (colddigger @ Nov 10 2022, 01:00 AM) I mean on the scale of years if we're just talking fermentation. Consider how long it takes a small log to decompose in the forest with fungi actively eating it. I suggest adding some form of mechanical breakdown if you're going to have it eat entire lignified woody branches. Okay, what exactly could it do? As the teeth of the herbivorous lizardworms are not generally designed to chew, instead being adapted to nip and strip.

I mean, you could go full archosaur and give it gastroliths or something, I can’t imagine it’s too hard to evolve to just swallow suitably sized rocks after all.

If they're built for stripping you can have them strip branches like a planer tool.

That'll give lots of surface area.

QUOTE (Oofle @ Nov 10 2022, 12:14 PM)

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Nov 10 2022, 11:06 AM) QUOTE (colddigger @ Nov 10 2022, 01:00 AM) I mean on the scale of years if we're just talking fermentation. Consider how long it takes a small log to decompose in the forest with fungi actively eating it. I suggest adding some form of mechanical breakdown if you're going to have it eat entire lignified woody branches. Okay, what exactly could it do? As the teeth of the herbivorous lizardworms are not generally designed to chew, instead being adapted to nip and strip. I mean, you could go full archosaur and give it gastroliths or something, I can’t imagine it’s too hard to evolve to just swallow suitably sized rocks after all.

Hm, yeah that could work, I'll add that In

Alright, added in it using gastroliths to help process food. Think it looks good?

Does anyone else have comments about this? I think it looks good but I want to check before I do the approval checklist.

@colddigger @Oofle since you were the ones commenting this time around

Also @Coolsteph I noticed you didn't do your standard look-over here, any chance you could do that?

I think it sounds good

Guess I can do the standard grammar check instead...

"low growing" should be hyphenated as "low-growing" in all places that it appears

"the Redplate Pasakerd actually prefers" the 'actually' is unnecessary

"A heavily reinforced skull with wide crests help" help should be helps, as it's the singular skull that helps

"since their diet of trees does not really allow for multiple individuals feeding together" the 'really' is unnecessary

"The powerful jaw and large tusks can also leave a nasty bite to anything that they consider a threat or competition" 'bite on' rather than 'bite to'

"knocking down and devouring of trees means forests are opened up which" comma after 'up'

"Double-Lipped Sauceback find themselves being squeezed out and" comma after 'out'

"the Redplate Pasakerd can’t really dig out burrows anymore" 'really' is unnecessary

"the diet of the yearlings is actually more like their ancestors" 'actually' is unnecessary

After that, it looks all good to me

QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ Jan 28 2023, 05:04 PM)

Guess I can do the standard grammar check instead... "low growing" should be hyphenated as "low-growing" in all places that it appears "the Redplate Pasakerd actually prefers" the 'actually' is unnecessary "A heavily reinforced skull with wide crests help" help should be helps, as it's the singular skull that helps "since their diet of trees does not really allow for multiple individuals feeding together" the 'really' is unnecessary "The powerful jaw and large tusks can also leave a nasty bite to anything that they consider a threat or competition" 'bite on' rather than 'bite to' "knocking down and devouring of trees means forests are opened up which" comma after 'up' "Double-Lipped Sauceback find themselves being squeezed out and" comma after 'out' "the Redplate Pasakerd can’t really dig out burrows anymore" 'really' is unnecessary "the diet of the yearlings is actually more like their ancestors" 'actually' is unnecessary After that, it looks all good to me

Made the grammatical edits! Think this looks good to go?