Research Specimen

The Research Specimen was an individual of a large predatory species kept in the main aquarium of the Disease Research Facility for a long period of time for testing purposes.

This specimen is distantly related to five species still living on the planet today. The PDA notes shared skeletal traits with the Biter and Sand Shark; by extension, this also makes it a relative of the Boneshark and Blighter, and a very distant relative of the Rockgrub. The presence of Bloodvine in the aquarium, a species otherwise absent from the Lost River biome, may imply this species inhabited the Blood Kelp Zones.

Data Bank Entry

The skeletal remains of a vast predator, housed within an artificial habitat.

1. Habitat

The environment constructed to house the specimen suggests it was kept alive in containment for research purposes for months, or even years. Organic matter indicates the habitat once supported extensive plantlife, though it has since decayed. When the facility collapsed this specimen was either left to die, or killed on the spot.

2. Evolution

While it shares some skeletal traits with the biter and sand shark, including its distinctive double eye sockets, this fossilized specimen is significantly larger, and features unusual forearms rarely seen in aquatic species. This species has likely gone extinct in the past thousand years, and its evolutionary relatives have evolved almost beyond recognition.

Gallery

The Research Specimen in the Disease Research Facility

A view from behind

A close-up view of the remains

Model from Sketchfab

Model of the skull from Sketchfab

Highpoly model from Sketchfab