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The Morae River
Topic Started: Dec 25 2009, 11:10 PM (3,594 Views)
TheCoon
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This is quite a strange project. I don't know if this is future evolution or alternative evolution, but I think it's alter. evo. because some species look similar to Dicynodonts and others like Gorgonopsids, so here it is:
http://www.themoraeriver.com/
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TheCoon
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I see it now. Thanks. So, is it an island?
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Lil'Cthulhu
Feb 17 2010, 03:03 PM
I don't see any image. Is the link broken?

Sorry. I see it now. Is it an island or just a coastal area?
Its a coastal area - part of something larger. Here is a rough -
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obviously thats not the actual shape but it gives an idea...
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What sort of climate is this continent in? The forests on your website looked Australian - very dry...
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I would imagine semi-arid
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Thanks. By the way, what is the creature in your profile picture? Is it another inhabitant of the Morae River?
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Sure. No, its just some random doodle that I took to finish.
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Your avatar looks Mardik-ish. Anyway, thanks for clarifying it up for me.
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Lil'Cthulhu
Feb 17 2010, 03:37 PM
Your avatar looks Mardik-ish. Anyway, thanks for clarifying it up for me.
sure :)
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Are you plausible?

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If not, should I then take on new names for everything? As in not using the already established terms that exist in biology today. I know this is ultimately up to me but I'm curious to hear what you all might think about it.


I've never been entirely clear on exactly what the rules are for scientific nomenclature around here. For example, in my alien project I had a kingdom known as animalia, for the obvious reason that even though the creatures are not genetically related to terrestrial life they behave in much the same way. The name was pointed out as inaccurate. Yet there are examples of unrelated taxa with identical names in real life. I've never been able to see the distinctions in naming rules so I've always come up with original ones just to be safe.
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@ Empreyon - I understand. I had always thought of using the terms with the idea that I was just explaining the physical characteristics of the animal. If it behaves and looks like a carnivore (for example) why not call it that? I'm pulling from latin and greek and so its hard to find word that don't already explain what I'm trying to say about the species. Although I have thought about changing the kingdom too.
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Are you plausible?

A lot of it depends on what they're related to, as well. You mentioned it's not an alien planet. What are we looking at here, alternative evolution? Is this planetwide or localized to the tiny corner of the island, as your map suggests? What (besides the obvious isolation) is causing the life there to change?
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Well, it looks great. Does the semi-arid region span the entire landmass? What size is the landmass?
Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea.

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@ Empyreon - Not sure yet. I'm more just plugging in animals and making connections that way. I'm wanting to leave the origins and location of Orcura (the continent) in the dark. For now we are only focusing on this territory which is know as Solturna. If i were to put a new map of Solturna up this would be it along with it in comparison to the rest of the continient its part of - but only the outline (like pictured above) Obviously the "planet" is very earth-like. However, I have no interest in the depicting the rest of the "planet" for the project.

The continent that solturna is part of is large - roughly the size of South America to answer your question Holbenilord. I would imagine the rest of the landmass is semi-arid and desert with pockets of forests and wetalands here and there.
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The wetlands probably harbour the most life. I can't remember if you're doing wetlands around the morae river.
Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea.

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There are wetlands near the end of the river but it mostly flows through grasslands and plains
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