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Red Earth Project
Topic Started: Jun 10 2008, 11:15 AM (2,297 Views)
Ramul
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Just another exobiology project.

http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Metapods-70460286
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Spaceshipshark-71562385
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-scissorhands-72092647
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Finsuckers-73690779
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-featherleaves-74722686
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Squid-whale-76297840
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-caterpillar-plants-76756765
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-umbrella-trees-79157616
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-marine-molluscoids-79158305
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Manta-seatowel-79158540
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-seatowels-81379718
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-beaked-divers-81523792
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Sawtails-82037402
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Rakecrab-82127958
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Trunkworms-82447325
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Hornskulls-83606256
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Spearnoses-83611979
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Armor-worm-84930851
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-boweeds-88073199
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Stone-gnawers-88541986
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Squidworms-90129155
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-terr-molluscoids-92666545
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-swimming-leaves-92670990
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-crestheads-92678466
List will be updated with new species.
Critics and creature suggestiong always welcome.
Edited by Ramul, Jul 24 2008, 03:09 PM.
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Livyatan


I have been keeping up with this project and have also been impressed by how well-thought out the species are. Good job.
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Agreed! Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see more!
I enjoy your autotrophic Kingdom! I particularly like how it shows that even though it has the same niche, it is biologically extremely different from Earth's multicellular autotrophs.
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Ramul
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Added 2 new species to the list.
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Livyatan


Its good to see you updating. :)
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Crembaw
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Very imaginative and awesome; great job!

I have to ask, though, were squid-whales at least in part inspired by the Speculative Dinosaur Project's Baleen squids?
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Ramul
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Crembaw
Jul 1 2008, 02:59 PM
Very imaginative and awesome; great job!

I have to ask, though, were squid-whales at least in part inspired by the Speculative Dinosaur Project's Baleen squids?
No, it must be another weird coincidence. The squid whales are basically the first species I came up with, about a year ago, while I know about the dinosaur project only for some months. Squid whales were actually inspired by squids, fish and some old bodyplan sketches.
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Crembaw
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Ramul
Jul 1 2008, 03:43 PM
Crembaw
Jul 1 2008, 02:59 PM
Very imaginative and awesome; great job!

I have to ask, though, were squid-whales at least in part inspired by the Speculative Dinosaur Project's Baleen squids?
No, it must be another weird coincidence. The squid whales are basically the first species I came up with, about a year ago, while I know about the dinosaur project only for some months. Squid whales were actually inspired by squids, fish and some old bodyplan sketches.
Then even more praise to you for your imagination!
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Livyatan


To me, the squid-whales aren't too much like Spec. To me, they just look like highly derived, multi-eyed squids.
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I'm going back to basics.

Excellent art. Wish i could draw half as good as you.
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Sliver Slave
Jul 10 2008, 10:44 PM
Excellent art. Wish i could draw half as good as you.
I tend to say "Practise can make everyone a master".

Updated with 3 new images.
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Ramul
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Decided to get out the defibrillator on this thread.
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Multilingulates-110884839
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Streamweed-125330316
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Skolopendropteres-128778926
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Canaryfish-140077600
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Harvestman-plants-140078006
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Brachipharyngates-140078361
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Xenoungulates-140078674
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Eophytes-140078937
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Crawns-144869243
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Wormgrasses-152265478
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Tuskhogs-153121606
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Selodka-153947110
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Spiralweeds-154604539
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Cryptodile-155410066
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Pelagic-Trunkworms-156192526
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-Towerbeast-157269810
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Drifters-158023913
http://ramul.deviantart.com/art/REP-The-Slashers-160720734
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Empyreon
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Are you plausible?

Amazing project! My one suggestion is I haven't come across any overall explanation of how it all ties together: ecology, setting, taxonomic relationships. I'd love to see something that lets me know, in an image or small write-up, what this project is all about.
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food for thought
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KayKay
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Same here, I'd like to know too. What makes it a "Red Earth"? What sort of planet is it on? Is there a summary of the major climate zones and biomes?
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why red earth ?
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/

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