Parapithecus

Information
Parapithecus americus was a Cenozoic mammal that existed 500,000 years after the demise of civilization. Parapithecus does not know it yet, but it is an evolutionary miracle. From it will stem the first bipedal carnivores since the age of the dinosaurs that first evolved 230 million years before.

It was a direct descendant of humans, and had a hunched body and an elongated neck. It was adapted to catching frogs and fish, feeding off of smaller and slower prey items as a shoreline hunter. Parapithecus would also occasionally scavenge off of larger carcasses, sometimes forming in groups then, but mainly being solitary animals as a part of its lifestyle. It may have occasionally got into conflicts with the overly protective waterbird Branta arizonansis in attempts to eat eggs from their nests without being caught. Parapithecus evolves into the descending genera Lupomimus and Rostruvenator in about 4.5 million years' time.

Design
Parapithecus americus still has a large cranium, coming from Homo sapiens, and retains the long nose and opposable thumbs. Parapithecus grew patches of hair on the back of its head, on its back, and on the front of its limbs to combat sunlight radiation while still being insulated. It has noticeably shorter arms than its ancestors.

Parapithecus americus stood around three to four feet at the shoulder when fully-grown and in its typical crouching position.