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Permian Island; **It is an OPEN project**
Topic Started: Mar 30 2010, 01:32 AM (1,744 Views)
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In this project there is an island somewhere on Earth an island the size of North America has fauna deposits at the end of each period (permian, triassic, jurassic, cretaceous, and paleogene) of animals from that entire period by some unknown power. By that same power, none of the creatures outside of the continent arrives to that continent, and none of the creatures from the continent arrives to the continent. Also the continent never experiences a mass extinction besides the fauna deposits.

I want this project to be open, and to focus at the end of each period right before the fauna deposit occurs (so we look at the end-Permian deposits at the end-Triassic, all the way to modern time).

At the end-Permian until the mid Triassic the environment is this: 1/3 swamp, 1/3 dry forest with seasonal rains, and 1/3 dry scrub prairie with seasonal rains, but less rain than the dry forest. At the end of the mid-Triassic it starts to shift toward the Triassic environments, which I haven't decided yet.

List of creatures:
Synapsids:
Predators:

Archaeothyris: 20 inches long.
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Haptodus: 5 feet long.
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Dimetrodon: 11 feet long.
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Anteosaurus: 16-19 feet long.
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Lycaenops: 3 feet long.
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Procynosuchus: 2 feet long, semi-aquatic.
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Galechirus: 1 foot long, insectivore.
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Herbivores:

Edaphosaurus: 3-11 feet long.
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Casea: 4 feet long.
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Lystrosaurus: 3 feet long.
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Robertia: 8 inches long.
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Diictodon: 18 inches (1.5 feet) long.
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Dicynodon: 4 feet long.
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Reptiles:

Coelurosauravus: 16 inches long.
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Scutosaurus: 8.2 feet long.
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Labidosaurus: 2.5 feet long. Insectivore or herbivore.
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Milleretta: 2 feet long.
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Amphibians:

Eryops: 5-6 feet long.
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Diplocaulus: 3.3 feet long.
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Platyhystrix: 3.3 feet long.
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Who likes it?
Edited by Pando, Mar 30 2010, 11:52 AM.
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looks interesting,but can you know that more animals at start get it more difficult?because not everyvhere have nerves to create 1-3 descendants of every animal(some can go extinct)...how about 1 big carbivore 1 medium and 1 small,herbs too...reptiles and amphibians are OK..i go to create some animals ;)....please post with every animal picture


and will be here at end of cretaceous some pterosaurs?

this project reminds me Skull island from king kong
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Well, I think that this is a full ecosystem, but I think that I can take out the gorgonops...

And there will be pterosaurs in the Triassic.
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That looks really good how did u get the pictures of all the animals it must of taqken ages
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tomorrow is the last day of school,after that i have got week of holidays,so i create some animals
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I got all the pictures from Wikipedia. Didn't take long.

And can't wait till I see your creatures Bexi ;)
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Sorry for that ugly pictures,i draw it at 01:00,and i dont want it draw again + i never draw lizards

First picture
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Spikysaur\Labidosaurus\plains,deserts,forests
this lizard have got protective spikes,omnivore

Army\Labidosaurus\plains,deserts,forests
about size of 1m,omnivore

Gecklo\Milleretta\plains,forests
this anapsid have got primitive toes,that resemble toes of todays geckos,insectivore

False lizard\Milleretta\plains,forests
fast breeding small lizard,insectivore

Mice dicynodon\Robertia\everywhere
fast breeding small dicynodont.They have got thin fur,omnivore

Lizards II

from 1 to 6

Picynodont\Dicynodon\forests,plains

About size of 1m,this dicynodot are omnivore

Running dicynodont\Dicynodon\everywhere

fast breeding herbivore dycinodont.About size of goat

Eelike\Diplocaulus\rivers,lakes,swamps
from 1 to 3m
this amphibian live only at water.They use strong tail and hands for swimming.Omnivore

tolike\Diplocaulus\rivers,lakes,swamps,forests
this small fast breeding amphibian resemble todays frogs

silike\Diplocaulus\rivers,lakes,swamps
from 10 cm to 50 cm
this fast breeding amphibian eat lot of plants

mocydon\Diictodon\plains,forests
0,5m
this dicynodont are omnivore and live underground


today i draw big herbs of this age,but i must scan it,and they draw are not too horrible

Lizard II are too big,so i upload them

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Here is my first species, but I got some more ideas that I'm ready to draw.

Rhinodicynodon/Dicynodon/Forest:
A 7 foot long green ceratopsian-like dicynodon. Their tusks have curved into horns and have grown a small crest similar to ceratopsians will be have within the next eon (Jurassic).
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i think there should be more diplocaulus just because they are cool. following the rule of cool here.
Oh Fine.

Oh hi you! Why don't you go check out the finery that is SGP??

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I.-Fork\Dicynodon\forests,sometimes plains
herbivorous,about 1 m long

II.Rhycodont\dicynodont\plains
About size of rhino,that herbivorous diocynodont have got small hor ant head

III.Scutosaur\scutosaurus\plains
about size of rhino,that herbivorous lizard have got defensive armor...this species is most common big herb.

IV.sailk\Platyhystrix\mainly at deserts

Platyhystrix survive only at deserts,because at plains have got better competition.This amphibian are 1 m long.Female hold eggs to hatch at body



i think that edaphosaurus,casea,dimetrodon will go extinct without any descendants...i think that herbs are completed,now we must create some carnivores and other lizards...(i draw top predator)
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I'm thinking a smilodon-like anteosaurus.
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thylacosmilus like is more possible,wit gorgonops like body and head and thick fur
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not all species must survive;)...please,in next era,post here only smaller species,that forks and scutosaurs are too much cool,they must not be replaced by dinosaurs :D...will be there KT extinction?(it could be,b ut there can survive more species)
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I said that its mass extinction proof. But that doesn't mean that the Cretaceous fauna deposit will cause a mass extinction on Permian Island (by that time it'll be Cretaceous Island).
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yeah,but would be better,if you deposit smaller species(like trodoons) than bigger(like tyranosaurus)

i createt top predator of triassic era,primitive saber toothed predator and something like wolf or fox...all therapsid,that i created have got fur,in jurassic,they would look much like mammals
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