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The Future of the Kinds (revamp); expanding TFIB
Topic Started: May 12 2010, 07:21 PM (1,389 Views)
Canis Lupis May 12 2010, 07:21 PM Post #1
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

 Finally settled on a way to present my future evo ideas, of which there are many.

I had a series of stories going on here a while ago called "The Future of the Kinds". They concerned themselves with RECON (a top-secret government organization) exploratory efforts into various futures of Earth.

I liked the series. It's nowhere near done, but I personally didn't like the way the stories described the creatures. Sure they were life-like descriptions and I liked the creatures I came up with. But an actual project system will help get my ideas across better and faster.




So I've chosen a few possible futures I'd like to expand upon. Note: in all scenarios, humans are extinct.

  • The Rapture - for some mysterious reason, humans just disappear. No extinctions. Humans just vanish from the face of the Earth in a split second. What will life look like in 10MYF?
  • Land of Ice - the Earth whips back into a new ice age, just slightly fiercer than the Pleistocene ice age. What will life look like in 10MYF?
  • Land of Fire - the current climate change becomes irrevesible. Ice cap melting happens so slowly that the ocean currents don't flip, which would cause a new ice age. Instead, the Earth warms. What will life look like in 10MYF (note: this is TFIB basically)?
  • Shooting Gallery - another asteroid, the same size as the K-T asteroid, strikes the Earth. Ironically, the same thing that brought mammals into dominance brings us out. Now, competing for dominance of the world, are surviving rodents, birds, squamates, crocs, and testudines (yes, you heard right). What would life look like in 30MYF?
  • Repeat the Past - the same conditions that caused the P-Tr extinction happen again. All areas of life are devastated. What will survive and what will life look like in 50MYF?
  • Life Support - Earth's oxygen levels rise to Carboniferous levels once again. This allows arthropods to grow larger and forests to expand. What will life look like in 30MYF?






I plan to ask for a subforum for this just to keep everything organized. Anyway, I will first begin in Northern Australia. I've got creatures for "Land of Fire" pretty much planned out, so the other ones are my main focus.

I will try to keep an average of five species per location per future. Though there is a strong possibility I will return to the area to explain some biodiversity and there is also a strong possibility that more than five organisms will be presented. It varies.





And yes, I will update this. I'm not going to do pictures for this thing. I think trying to do those is what caused my other projects to crash and burn. I will accept fan art, but, for my part, I will only focus on straight write ups.
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Black_Panther May 16 2010, 01:25 PM Post #31
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May 15 2010, 11:46 PM
But if the prey got bigger than wolves today then pack hunting behavior would stay. They can always get a smaller pack too. And the Gray Wolves of America and Europe are pretty big.
But remember that wolves have to face larger prey like deer, caribou, moose and bisons.
That explains why they maintain the pack hunting behavior. The same with jackals, wild dogs and most canines.
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Canis Lupis May 17 2010, 07:30 PM Post #32
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Dinosaurs eat man, woman inherits the Earth.

 Very true BP. And the kuringo does go after smaller (albeit more defensive) prey, so solitary hunting may be alright after all.



Anyway guys, I know I said I'd have the next phase up tonight. Ain't happening. Finals, GQE, marching band, trying to get a life. I'm booked! I'll try to have it up by Wednesday. If not then, it will be up Friday.
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