Forest Clearer

Costaesaurus extraneus (Forest Clearer)





The Forest Clearer is a troodontid species and lives in high altitude forests in Southern China and Burma. It is also the largest troodont ever at 12 feet tall and 450 pounds. As one might expect from such a portly beast forest clearers are largely herbivorous having taken the ecological niche once occupied by Therizinosaur's. They spend their summers at higher altitudes before retreating toward sea level during Winter. The Forest Clearer gets its name from the 3 keratinous spikes that stick out from the sides of their bodies. How this bizarre feature evolved is uncertain but the spines are much larger on the males suggesting their primary function is to woo the opposite sex into mating.