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Oh darn. I was going to make a Dundigger descendant which used the Dixon Dunes as a refuge from predators and especially the argusraptor complex, and now Skewer Shrogs are there. Ah, well. Thankfully, I didn't write too much of its description. I'll give a proper comment later.

I actually made this so there would be food for a sausophrey evo I'm making that lives in the dunes 😳

Oh darn...one of the two predators I made it to try to avoid. Admittedly, I did take into account Sausopreys could fly, and therefore could still make the occasional quick hop to the Dixon Dunes.
The concept for my Dundigger evolution had it be crepescular to nocturnal, and a dune specialist, with big feet like a camel that let it deal with shifting sands better. They could probably still coexist if this one's diurnal, among other possible differentiating details, such the Dundigger evolution being more of a herbivore.

It has interesting coloration. Seeing a six-eyed, seemingly Earth-clone mammal-esque thing with pink fur is interesting.

What would its preferred diet list be in the Dixon Dunes? It's a big list, so the top six should be sufficient.

P.S. I spotted a typo: "the it has".

From a practical standpoint, I think this is good, but I think we should all make little guys and things for their own sake, or when we see an opportunity knocking (an unexploited niche, an implausible lack of X or Y) as opposed to just when some More Interesting creature needs something to eat in X habitat.

QUOTE (CosmoRomanticist @ Oct 25 2021, 01:03 PM)

From a practical standpoint, I think this is good, but I think we should all make little guys and things for their own sake, or when we see an opportunity knocking (an unexploited niche, an implausible lack of X or Y) as opposed to just when some More Interesting creature needs something to eat in X habitat.

The sausophrey evo - five in total, actually - will provide a way for that to happen more easily. Stay tuned.

QUOTE (CosmoRomanticist @ Oct 25 2021, 12:03 PM)

From a practical standpoint, I think this is good, but I think we should all make little guys and things for their own sake, or when we see an opportunity knocking (an unexploited niche, an implausible lack of X or Y) as opposed to just when some More Interesting creature needs something to eat in X habitat.

I agree with that, but the end points are still good, regardless of the motivations. You might have noticed the Quillotestudo genus (namely the Pioneer Quillprong and its close relative, the Pioneer Quillball) have quite a lot of descendants between them. Almost all of the ones I made for that group, I made for their own sake, not with particular ideas to support herbivores or, eventually, cool predators. Over time, the Quillotestudo flora I made became substantial parts of the diet of various herbivores, such as Ramchins, which mainly eat "fuzzy purple flora" (Quillotestudo flora). However, I made the general idea of a Falseglox first and designed Larachoys, Alpine Hedgelogs, and Alpine Cirruses just to justify its loosely Haglox-esque coloration and give it a food source in Drake Alpine, which, at the time, only had Loafpicks as local organisms. Over time, others may similarly take advantage of those flora, functionally making them like the Quillotestudo flora I made for their own sake.

Posting "little guy" ideas, sketches, making swaps, or posting about interesting real-life animals that could inspire "little guy" organisms seem good ways to gently encourage local-level bottom-of-the-food-chain organisms.

Reading the description, I fear that we are getting dangerously close to the shrew-equivalent of a centipede, if only in form (since it sounds like the extra limbs that remain are nonfunctionary, being only just attached). Not saying this is a bad thing, only that the visual is somewhat nightmarish.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?:
What changes?:

• External?: Champagne color
• Internal?: Stabilized genome
• Behavioral/Mental?:Nocturnal

Are Changes Realistic?:
New Genus Needed?: (If yes, list why)

Habitat:
Type?: 2/2
Flavor?: 3/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Within range?: N/A
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: Y

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved