Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Speculative biology is simultaneously a science and form of art in which one speculates on the possibilities of life and evolution. What could the world look like if dinosaurs had never gone extinct? What could alien lifeforms look like? What kinds of plants and animals might exist in the far future? These questions and more are tackled by speculative biologists, and the Speculative Evolution welcomes all relevant ideas, inquiries, and world-building projects alike. With a member base comprising users from across the world, our community is the largest and longest-running place of gathering for speculative biologists on the web.

While unregistered users are able to browse the forum on a basic level, registering an account provides additional forum access not visible to guests as well as the ability to join in discussions and contribute yourself! Registration is free and instantaneous.

Join our community today!

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Avalonian Fauna
Topic Started: Oct 6 2009, 11:32 AM (5,265 Views)
VulcanTrekkie45
Newborn
 *  *  *
Hey everyone. I was hoping you guys could give me a hand. I'm in the middle of a project on another forum called Avalonia Alone, in which Avalonia didn't break up into New England and Western Europe as it did in our world. I've got a general idea for climate, which you'll find in the thread. But I was hoping that you could give me a hand with some of the animals native to the island. My guess is it'd be dominated by multituberculates, with some creatures that are descendants of the last common ancestor of placentals and marsupials. But I'd live some more specifics. If you'd like to help me out, that'd be awesome.

Also, if any of you are good artists, I'd love drawings as well.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Replies:
The Dodo
Member Avatar
Prime Specimen
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *
Multituberculates probably weren't completely herbivorous, there probably would of been a lot of omnivores as well.
Would shrews get there, I think it's been isolated for 120 million years.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Ook
Member Avatar
not a Transhuman
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
same way as turtles,little birds and rodents and other animals goes to galapagos,pacific islands and other isolated islands
Posted ImagePosted ImagePosted ImagePosted Image
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
VulcanTrekkie45
Newborn
 *  *  *
Good point, Dodo. And given enough time, some of the omnivores would make the switch to a completely carnivorous lifestyle. Look at us: 3-5 million years ago, it wasn't that we just didn't eat meat, we couldn't eat meat. Now, we can eat pretty much anything we please.

Also, I miscalculated the distances involved here. Avalonia is actually much closer to both Europe and America than I had thought. The closest point on the European continent to Avalonia is Cléden-Cap-Sizun, Brittany, 173 miles away at a bearing of 72.9 degrees from the Avalonian mainland. And the closest point in North America is Hampden, Newfoundland, 593 miles away at a bearing of 281 degrees from the Avalonian mainland.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · Alternative Evolution · Next Topic »
Add Reply