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Chalyceratops
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Name:
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Chalyceratops seradorsus
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Abilities and Weapons:
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speed, senses
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Occupation:
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Browsing primary consumer
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005)
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Diet:
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Herbivore
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Size:
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Length: 3-4.8 meters
Weight Estimated: 3-4 tons |
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Status:
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Rescued from extinction during the 1938 fall exploration of Skull Island.
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Chalyceratops seradorsus ("saw-back steel-horned face") or Chaly-tops is a medium-sized 10-16 feet long (3-4.8 meters) species of ceratopsian dinosaur that is found on Skull Island. The animal is described in the book "The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005).
Facts[]
Chalyceratops is a tough, mountain-dwelling, almost Chasmosaurus-like ceratopsid from Skull Island. Grazing the borders of the jungle, where it gives way into scree and rock, the Chaly-tops, a hardheaded ceratopsian, eats subalpine vegetation but avoids the thick forest.
Chaly-topses are rare, but the clash of their gladiatorial contests in the breeding season rang throughout the upland regions. Males will joust and butt violently to secure a harem of females. Their fights are among the most brutal of any ceratopsian species, with frequent fatalities and injuries. Most bulls bear extensive scarring and broken or damaged horn arrays.
Predators include Gladiodon.
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Trivia[]
- Of the ceratopsians, the Chaly bears the most resemblance of the classic Triceratops from the classic King Kong film.
- 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.