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| Permian Island; **It is an OPEN project** | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 30 2010, 01:32 AM (1,743 Views) | |
| Pando | Mar 30 2010, 01:32 AM Post #1 |
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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. Haptodus: 5 feet long. Dimetrodon: 11 feet long. Anteosaurus: 16-19 feet long. Lycaenops: 3 feet long. Procynosuchus: 2 feet long, semi-aquatic. Galechirus: 1 foot long, insectivore. Herbivores: Edaphosaurus: 3-11 feet long. Casea: 4 feet long. Lystrosaurus: 3 feet long. Robertia: 8 inches long. Diictodon: 18 inches (1.5 feet) long. Dicynodon: 4 feet long. Reptiles: Coelurosauravus: 16 inches long. Scutosaurus: 8.2 feet long. Labidosaurus: 2.5 feet long. Insectivore or herbivore. Milleretta: 2 feet long. Amphibians: Eryops: 5-6 feet long. Diplocaulus: 3.3 feet long. Platyhystrix: 3.3 feet long. Who likes it? Edited by Pando, Mar 30 2010, 11:52 AM.
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| Pando | Apr 1 2010, 05:19 PM Post #16 |
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I was not intending on depositing any large species like Tyrannosaurus rex. But maybe Baryonyx as it was a piscivore. And I've already got a list for Triassic Island when Permian Island is done. |
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| Ook | Apr 1 2010, 05:21 PM Post #17 |
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not a Transhuman
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but every era new species replaced some older,and they go extinct,yes? |
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| Pando | Apr 1 2010, 05:29 PM Post #18 |
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yes, but not every species. It's like the Great American Interchange at the end of every era, except that the species are selected instead of being random. |
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| Ook | Apr 1 2010, 05:36 PM Post #19 |
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not a Transhuman
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at end of era we can post all created species into one post edit:bye,i must go sleep ;),tomorrow i post here some species Edited by Ook, Apr 1 2010, 05:43 PM.
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| Pando | Apr 1 2010, 07:40 PM Post #20 |
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Obey or I'll send you to the moon
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Yeah, I'm going to post a new topic for Triassic Island and merge the Permian Island creatures with my list of Triassic fauna that are going to arrive at the continent. And I have a few more species to post. Arrowhead/Diplocaulus/Swamps and rivers: An 8 feet long diplocaulus descendant, their snout has grown longer along with their legs. The end of their snout has become curved for prey to be unable to escape, similar to the proterosuchids and erythrosuchids. ![]() Allovivera/Galechirus/Plains: A 2 foot long galechirus, they have gone from eating insects to eating small creatures like mice dicynodon and false lizards. ![]() Deinodentis/Anteosaurus/Plains: A 15 foot long anteosaurus, their elongated teeth have grown into saber teeth and have grown a mane along their back and a lighter one around their neck. ![]() Knobhead/Lystrosaurus/Swamps: A 6 foot long lystrosaurus, their beak has grown more pronounced and have grown a knob on their head that serves no apparent purpose. Their neck has also grown. ![]() Rhinosaurus/Scutosaurus/Plains: A 10 foot long scutosaurus, its armored head has grown a crest at the back and a horn at the front. They live in huge herds.
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| XxVENATOURxX | Apr 2 2010, 03:10 AM Post #21 |
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I am the predator -o_O
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Yeah youve got a creature resembling a rhinoceros they are my favourite animals |
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| Pando | Apr 2 2010, 03:22 AM Post #22 |
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Actually, the knobheads were meant to resemble (if they do) even toed ungulates like giraffe or antelope, but I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder. |
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| XxVENATOURxX | Apr 2 2010, 03:27 AM Post #23 |
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I am the predator -o_O
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who are the knobheads exactly? |
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| Pando | Apr 2 2010, 03:29 AM Post #24 |
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Oh, so you mean the rhinosaurus. I actually completely forgot about those. And what do you mean "what are the knobheads"? I posted them 4 posts ago! |
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| XxVENATOURxX | Apr 2 2010, 03:38 AM Post #25 |
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I am the predator -o_O
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o yeah lool. nice ideas by the way. |
![]() Mae hen wlad fyn ghadau yn anwyl I mi Gwlad beirdd a chantorion enwogion o fri Ei gwrol ryfelwyr gwlad garwyr tra mad Dros ryddid collasant ei gwaed Gwlad,Gwlad Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad Tra mor yn fyr i'r byr hoff bau O byddedd i'r heniaeth barhau | |
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| Ook | Apr 2 2010, 04:53 AM Post #26 |
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not a Transhuman
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cool but i think that croc niche will be taken by descendant of eryops,not diplocaulus |
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| Pando | Apr 2 2010, 10:10 AM Post #27 |
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Well, it's mostly a swamp dweller, and amphibians are the main animals of the swamps. Big non-swimming animals just don't do well in a swamp. |
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| janlor | Apr 11 2010, 12:07 PM Post #28 |
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Island with size of north america ? it woudn't be island |
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my projects: Romeo 5 http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/3108148/1/ 2 creatures presented! alien-like earth http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/3223527/1/ The New Humans http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/3253024/1/ Feliearth Feliearth Few jokes: addition to fashion: fasism why two Stiupid SNAIADIAN CHILDS WAS KISSING Because they observed they pet kahydrons and wants to have baby | |
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| Pando | Apr 11 2010, 06:33 PM Post #29 |
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I know that. It's just easier to say "Permian Island" than "Permian Continent". |
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| Holben | Apr 12 2010, 09:29 AM Post #30 |
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Rumbo a la Victoria
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'Permian landmass.' 'Permian land'. 'Permian metaworld'. |
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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. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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