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Battle Weakness: Bite

Battle Class: Gold

Diet: Piscivore

Edestus is a genus of eugeneodontid holocephalids that lived throughout the world's oceans from the Late Devonian to the late Carboniferous. All of the species are known only from their teeth. The term "edestid" is often used to refer to any or all members of the order Eugeneodontiformes, though, strictly speaking, "edestid" properly refers only to members of the family Edestidae. Edestus is a Greek name derived from the word edeste (to devour), in reference to the aberrant quality and size of the species' teeth. The largest species, E. giganteus, could reach 6 m (20 ft) in length, the size of a modern great white shark.

Like its other relatives, such as Helicoprion, and unlike modern sharks, the species of Edestus grew teeth in curved brackets, and did not shed the teeth as they became worn. In Edestus' case, only a single row of teeth occurred in each jaw, so the mouth would have resembled a monstrous pair of pinking shears. The degree of curvature in the teeth brackets, along with size, are distinct in each species.

Because the teeth are sharp and serrated, all of the species are presumed to have been carnivorous. How they captured, or even ate, their prey, along with their appearance, remains pure speculation until a more complete fossil, or skull, is found. One such theory as to how Edestus might have hunted and killed its prey was found by Wayne M. Itano of the Natural History Museum of the University of Colorado et al. Itano examined specimens of Edestus minor from the Late Carboniferous deposits of Texas and discovered wear patterns that suggest that Edestus might have hunted by using its bizarre array of teeth to vertically thrash its prey, creating slashing wounds, thus incapacitating and then swallowing its prey. Such a method of predation would prove unique and as-yet-unknown elsewhere in the animal kingdom if correct. Examination of the wear marks of the specimens in Itano's study also suggest that Edestus might have preyed on tough-skinned animals, though what kind remains unknown.


Information

Cost and Time to Hatch
Availability DNA Tournament
DNA Research 12 DNADNA
Placement Cost 720 ≈ 0 Bucks
Incubation Time 01:48:00
XP 43
Dimensions 6x6

Initial Message: Edestus or "scissor tooth" lived in the oceans 306 million years ago.

First Evolution Message: Edestus' odd jaw is due to ever growing teeth and gums pushing the older teeth outward.

Second Evolution Message: Edestus shares ancient family ties with the other odd shark, Helicoprion.

Third Evolution Message: It is likely Edestus evolved to hunt a very specific prey which led to its fascinating dentition.

Level-Based Stats

Level Unmodified Earning Rates (8 hours) Feeding Costs (Fish) Ferocity Life Attack
1 4,952 (619 / Hour) Coins 495 (x5 = 2,475) Fish ? N/A Life N/A - N/A Attack
2 5,456 (682 / Hour) Coins 820 (x5 = 4,100) Fish ? N/A Life N/A - N/A Attack
3 5,968 (746 / Hour) Coins 1,146 (x5 = 5,730) Fish ? N/A Life N/A - N/A Attack
4 6,472 (809 / Hour) Coins 1,472 (x5 = 7,360) Fish ? N/A Life N/A - N/A Attack
5 6,984 (873 / Hour) Coins 1,797 (x5 = 8,985) Fish ? 867 Life 67 - 403 Attack
6 7,488 (936 / Hour) Coins 2,123 (x5 = 10,615) Fish ? 1,040 Life 80 - 482 Attack
7 8,000 (1,000 / Hour) Coins 2,449 (x5 = 12,245) Fish ? 1,213 Life 93 - 561 Attack
8 8,504 (1,063 / Hour) Coins 2,774 (x5 = 13,870) Fish ? 1,386 Life 108 - 648 Attack
9 9,008 (1,126 / Hour) Coins 3,100 (x5 = 15,500) Fish ? 1,560 Life 121 - 727 Attack
10 9,520 (1,190 / Hour) Coins Evolve: 25,000 Coins per attempt ? 1,733 Life 134 - 806 Attack
11 10,024 (1,253 / Hour) Coins 3,751 (x5 = 18,755) Fish ? 1,906 Life 147 - 885 Attack
12 10,536 (1,317 / Hour) Coins 4,077 (x5 = 20,385) Fish ? 2,079 Life 160 - 964 Attack
13 11,040 (1,380 / Hour) Coins 4,403 (x5 = 22,015) Fish ? 2,253 Life 174 - 1,044 Attack
14 11,552 (1,444 / Hour) Coins 4,728 (x5 = 23,640) Fish ? 2,426 Life 187 - 1,123 Attack
15 12,056 (1,507 / Hour) Coins 5,054 (x5 = 25,270) Fish ? 2,599 Life 201 - 1,209 Attack
16 12,568 (1,571 / Hour) Coins 5,380 (x5 = 26,900) Fish ? 2,772 Life 214 - 1,288 Attack
17 13,072 (1,634 / Hour) Coins 5,705 (x5 = 28,525) Fish ? 2,946 Life 228 - 1,368 Attack
18 13,584 (1,698 / Hour) Coins 6,031 (x5 = 30,155) Fish ? 3,119 Life 241 - 1,447 Attack
19 14,088 (1,761 / Hour) Coins 6,357 (x5 = 31,785) Fish ? 3,292 Life 254 - 1,526 Attack
20 14,600 (1,825 / Hour) Coins Evolve: 35,000 Coins per attempt ? 3,465 Life 267 - 1,605 Attack
21 15,104 (1,888 / Hour) Coins 7,008 (x5 = 35,040) Fish ? 3,639 Life 280 - 1,684 Attack
22 15,608 (1,951 / Hour) Coins 7,334 (x5 = 36,670) Fish ? 3,812 Life 295 - 1,771 Attack
23 16,120 (2,015 / Hour) Coins 7,660 (x5 = 38,300) Fish ? 3,985 Life 308 - 1,850 Attack
24 16,624 (2,078 / Hour) Coins 7,985 (x5 = 39,925) Fish ? 4,158 Life 321 - 1,929 Attack
25 17,136 (2,142 / Hour) Coins 8,331 (x5 = 41,655) Fish ? 4,332 Life 334 - 2,008 Attack
26 17,640 (2,205 / Hour) Coins 8,637 (x5 = 43,185) Fish ? 4,505 Life 348 - 2,088 Attack
27 18,152 (2,269 / Hour) Coins 8,962 (x5 = 44,810) Fish ? 4,678 Life 361 - 2,167 Attack
28 18,656 (2,332 / Hour) Coins 9,288 (x5 = 46,440) Fish ? 4,851 Life 374 - 2,246 Attack
29 19,168 (2,396 / Hour) Coins 9,614 (x5 = 48,070) Fish ? 5,025 Life 387 - 2,325 Attack
30 19,672 (2,459 / Hour) Coins Evolve: 50,000 Coins per attempt ? 519 Life 402 - 2,412 Attack
31 20,184 (2,523 / Hour) Coins 10,265 (x5 = 51,325) Fish ? 5,371 Life 415 - 2,491 Attack
32 20,688 (2,586 / Hour) Coins 10,591 (x5 = 52,955) Fish ? 5,544 Life 428 - 2,570 Attack
33 21,200 (2,650 / Hour) Coins 10,916 (x5 = 54,580) Fish ? 5,718 Life 441 - 2,649 Attack
34 21,704 (2,713 / Hour) Coins 11,242 (x5 = 56,210) Fish ? 0 Life 454 - 2,728 Attack
35 22,208 (2,776 / Hour) Coins 11,568 (x5 = 57,840) Fish ? 6,064 Life 4,608 - 2,808 Attack
36 22,720 (2,840 / Hour) Coins 11,893 (x5 = 59,465) Fish ? 6,237 Life 481 - 2,887 Attack
37 23,224 (2,903 / Hour) Coins 12,219 (x5 = 61,095) Fish ? 6,411 Life 495 - 2,973 Attack
38 23,736 (2,967 / Hour) Coins 12,545 (x5 = 62,725) Fish ? 6,584 Life 508 - 3,052 Attack
39 24,240 (3,030 / Hour) Coins 12,871 (x5 = 64,355) Fish ? 6,757 Life 522 - 3,132 Attack
40 24,752 (3,094 / Hour) Coins MAX 990 6,930 Life 535 - 3,211 Attack
  • Total Fish to Max: 1,202,955



Edestus Level 40

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Edestus in Battle

Edestus Level 40 Pictures

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