Chapter 10: Ferrumapithecus
( Punch Ape ) As cliché as it may be, there is a form of King Kong on this island, several to be exact as this lost world is home to several species of prehistoric primate. On of which is the species of giant prehistoric baboons known as Dinopithecus, that lived during the Pliocene to Pleistocene epoch. However during the brink of their species extinction, a number of the primates journeyed across the various land bridges to to the lost world, where their race thrived. However, over 2.58 million years of evolution has given these unique creatures several adaptions that made them, well prepared to face off against most of the predators of their new home. These prehistoric baboons now stand at 12 feet tall on both legs, twice the size of a silverback Gorilla. When Skull island was still rampant with land bridges the ancestors of these primates travelled to the island to escape predators and find new sources of food. However the island was still rampant with predators, so the monkeys had to evolve and adapt to survive. To do so they have evolved a new musculature form enabling them to be the 2nd primate other than humans to be able to punch something. In addition they grew to be 12 ft tall, which helped them fight off predators, had colorful fur to help camouflage with they surroundings. In addition their long tails would develop thicker armor like coating on it under its fur, so when something tries to bite it from behind to tail could be like essentially an extra fist. However they are still preyed upon by several species of climbing predators including the Carvers, the Indoslashers, and the Thycaleopards.