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| Topic Started: Jul 9 2009, 02:39 AM (1,311 Views) | |
| Canis Lupis | Jul 9 2009, 02:39 AM Post #1 |
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As some of you may know, I once had a project called Rilln, but it kind of died on me around Christmas. This is a resurrection of that project. I am going to make it more plausibe and actually give it evolutionary history now that I know what I am doing speculative wise. For new members who've never heard of Rilln: On the introduction to Snaiad, Nemo Ramjet says that some Earth countries have spread throughout the galaxy, settling various planets. He says that America settles a planet with glass trees and nanotechnic creatures. He also says that Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, and other countries in that general area settle a planet of two-headed animals (i.e. Snaiad). So I wondered: what planet was settled by China? This where Rilln starts. But with its resurrection, I have decided to change the name to reflect its colonists. I have changed to planet name to Tongban (pronounced Tahn-bane), based on the Chinese world for metal, which refects the planet's abundance of this substance. Tongban has a gravity three times that of Earth. This requires organisms to have kind of fortification to counteract the gravity's effects. The colonists have a suit that they wear which allows them to function in this gravity. The native lifeforms, however, use the abundance of metal to their advantage. The organisms have evolved a skeletal-like system that uses metal-based muscles to support them. The first lifeform on Tongban (Ossiteria) were bacteria that had three lipid bi-layers, with the outer two being strengthened with calcium (one of a few kingdoms of life (all microscopic) that do not use metal for fortification). Eventually, the ossiteria became colonial, and thus larger. They evolved multiple nuclei to coordinate different aspects of each cell (for example, you had a master nuclei (that coordinated each nucleus), one that controlled digestion, one that controlled division, one that controlled excretion, etc.). These colonial ossiterians are now extinct (the non-colonial ones are still around). However, the colonial ossiterians gave rise to a super-kingdom of true multicellular organisms that use iron for their fortification. This super-kingdom (named Ferramunitia) includes two kingdoms: Ferphytus and Pennafera (more on these two kingdoms later). Pennafera eventually evolved some carnivorous species. To increase their speed (which helped them catch prey), they evolved iron strands that ran parallel with the muscles instead of a solid tube. As the prey became faster to cope with their speedy predators, the predators started experimenting with other kinds of metal-based fortification systems. Of these experiments, only the ones with copper fortification survived. This super-kingdom (Cupramunitia) is the dominant super-kingdom on Tongban. Ferramunitia still exists, but Cupramunitia holds most of the major niches. Modern-day taxonomy (by modern-day, I mean 540 years from now): Domain Neoprokarya: Kingdom Ossiteria Domain Neukarya: Super-Kingdom Ferramunitia Kingdom Ferphytus Kingdom Pennafera Super-Kingdom Aenamunitia Kingdom Glezhiwa Kingdom Cupraferina There are three phylums within kingdom Glezhiwa that I could tell you about, but it's getting late, so I'm going to hit the hay. But I have attached two biome maps of Tongban to this post (one map of the eastern hemisphere and one of the western), each with names of the biomes, rivers, ocean, continent, two islands, and biome locations (what I call things like the Sahara desert, Amazon rainforest, Atlantic ocean, etc). It also gives a description of the biomes. Enjoy! Remember to post comments, questions, and critiques. P.S. I'm still going to work on TFIB. This is just someting to do when I want to take a break from Earth's future. P.S.S. This is sort of a sequel to Snaiad, for those who didn't catch that. P.S.S.S. This is based off of a world in "All Tomorrows". The world Tongban is based on is the one with copper-skeletoned tripeds and an introduced therizinosaur. Edited by Canis Lupis, Jul 9 2009, 02:40 AM.
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| ATEK Azul | Jul 17 2009, 02:23 PM Post #16 |
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Awsome sounds interesting I look forward to it. |
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| Canis Lupis | Jul 17 2009, 02:29 PM Post #17 |
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Thank you. |
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| Canis Lupis | Aug 10 2009, 05:52 PM Post #18 |
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Seeing as I haven't updated this thread for a while and seeing as I've lost interest in it, I think I'll put it up for adoption. Atek or CarrionTrooper, or anyone for that matter, is able to adopt this. I don't care who. |
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| ATEK Azul | Aug 10 2009, 08:15 PM Post #19 |
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Okay thanks for the news I hope some one adopts it, though I have other things to work on so I can't right now. |
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| Canis Lupis | Aug 10 2009, 08:51 PM Post #20 |
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But be on the lookout for my new alien world. This is one without light. Enjoy it when you see it! |
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| ATEK Azul | Aug 10 2009, 10:04 PM Post #21 |
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Maybe if your not to far in that new project you could recycle some of the anatomy in the new project? |
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| CarrionTrooper | Aug 14 2009, 09:57 AM Post #22 |
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I require more vespene gas?!?
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Allrighty then, I'll take up on your offer, but first I'd like to hear the latest (last?) division of kingdom and phyla from you, canis. |
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| Canis Lupis | Aug 14 2009, 04:30 PM Post #23 |
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Well, with you taking up the offer, the phylums are basically all up to you. As for kingdoms: Basically, you've got three kingdoms: Fermunita: a kingdom of iron-skeletoned creatures. These are the last remnants of an ancient lineage on Tongban (their iron fortification was too rigid to compete on a large scale with the new copper skeletoned lineage). It includes phylum Cattipossideo (Fermunitans that possess a catina, or head-like region) and phylum Pennafera (Ferminutans that swim around with a spheroid head). Glezhiwa: a kingdom of photosynthetic copper-"barked" creatures. It includes phylum Jinshuphyta (Glezhiwans that are shaped like wires. These creatures aren't that great as photosynthesizers, but they're great as carnivorous creatures), phylum Wudaphyta (Glezhiwans that are dome shaped. These are the creatures most vulnerable to predation, but they sure are the best photosynthesizers in this kingdom), and phylum Shuphyta (Glezhiwans that tower over the Tongbanian surface. These are the dominant flora on Tongban, but they only exist on the main continent due to the heavyness of their seeds). Cuprafera: basically, heterotrophic multicellular creatures that support themselves with a copper-based skeleton. I don't have phylums for this. And that's it. If you need something else, contact me. But you're on your own for the most part. Good luck. |
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| CarrionTrooper | Aug 19 2009, 03:22 AM Post #24 |
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I see. Allright, if I have more ideas or concepts ready I'll post it here. |
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| Canis Lupis | Aug 19 2009, 02:55 PM Post #25 |
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Please do. I'd love to see where you take this thing. |
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