A Study and Analysis on Theoretical Megafauna

Hypothesis: If Megafauna were real, what traits would they have?

We will use various traits of real animals

We are designing some physically plausible megafauna over a variety of 6 classes, and we are putting them through a selection of environments, and deciding who the victor is. We will determine the important features of the megafauna and how those traits impact their chance of survival.

This is theoretical for a reason

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