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Introducing: The Jackalopes pt 2.

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After the Old World Jackalopes, it's time to move on to the other branch of the struthiopod family tree. My idea was that the American jackalope (Hippodactylus) was described and named first, so the African and Asian species inherited the colloquial name from it. This small and speedy dinosaur has taken the pedal adaptations even further, having functionally only one toe left in its foot. This is even more extreme than the condition seen in ostriches, and proved controversial, as some Spec members didn't think a one-toed creature could work. Perhaps they were right, but I'd like to see someone prove that a one-toed quadraped would work either in a world with no horses. It would be hard to build a case on artiodactlyans and kangaroos, that's for sure.

Besides the different feet of hippodactylids, they differ from their struthiodactylid cousins in having branching crest that vaguely resembles a pair of antlers. American jackalopes are also proficient leapers, because these small dinosaurs often have to venture into grass taller than themselves, where jumping up is the only way to look around. Jumping up while running is also a way to make themselves a harder target to American khinners (which I've currently forgotten the name of, but they're errosaurs).
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i imagine if this were more up to date it might have some proto-feathers