User blog:LittleIslander/Evolution of the Agnaktor

So after reading the Monster Hunter Evolution theories on the wiki I decided to post some of my thoughts. I'll start with the Leviathans. Now, some other members devised that the Agnaktor was a recent evolution that evolved in the volcano. The subspecies eventually left and found their way to the tundra. I won't put agnaktor evolution in the volcano out of the question. However, I don't think the Glacial and "normal" agnaktor's are very closely related.

Let's start with my definition of "agnaktor". Now, I'm going to have them as an order, and use a stem-group definition as opposed to a crown group one. This is very important. Now, how do they end up in these two completely different environments? Simple. They used to be widespread. Now, this means that agnaktor's are an ancient group that are now relicts, presumably now replaced by something else that currently lives in the less extreme areas. What? The Ludroths. A suborder, ludroths are close relatives of the Lagiacrus.

It's almost guaranteed we don't see most of the divsersity of MH groups. Ludroths are probably among these. Agnaktor's, on the other hand, might have a few more species but they're all restricted to the volcano and poles. So, my theory, in a nutshell is that Ludroths replaced the Agnaktors somewhere in the last 30 million years before gen 3.

This means, the Agnaktors where a very diverse group - possibly on the level of Metasuchia as a whole - that filled a variety of niches, and their diversity today is like crocodilians compared to all of Pseudosuchia, but even more of a difference.

I can elaborate if their are any questions.