>>3433060Thanks bro, im pretty well-read when it comes to evolutionary biology.
this creature strikes me as a vine climber. When we compare our evolutionary development, fish came out of water onto land.
This creature's evolution history suggest it came from water to the trees.
It has pincer like hands in all pairs of its legs, suggesting no land evolution.
It has a long wispy, but paddle-like tail suggesting an earlier fish-like ancestor.
Has a movable head and two closely paired eyes which suggest probable predation at the very least an omnivore. Small teeth limits on what it can eat though; probably plants and insects.
It has a tongue like structure sticking out of its mouth, probably used as a sense of smell and/or taste, probably to find possible mates.
It has tufts of hair, I do not believe that this was used for warmth however because its environment is swamp-like and the tail and legs are not covered which would be inefficient.
Given the environment is vine-like and could span pretty high up vertically, this tuft of thick fur could be used as a support for its offspring. Like how a Possom carries its young by having them grasp their fur while traveling up and down a tree.
This suggest this specimen is female.
As for the environment: Very tall trees with plenty of jungle vines, hot and humid with a lot of insects, this environment is homologous to the Tree-top environments of the Amazon.