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| Life 15 Million Years in the future; The start of the Aftecene | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 3 2010, 02:24 PM (1,387 Views) | |
| Zorcuspine | Jul 3 2010, 02:24 PM Post #1 |
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Alright I am doing this project simultaneously with Aquaten - The Rebirth. I can handle 2 projects trust me ;)! Time line Leading up to the start of the project: 20 Years - Humans find an alternative energy source 50 Years - The new energy source has become wide-spread. But the damage has already been done and the planet is two degrees warmer than today 75 Years - Herbivorous dogs have been gentically engineered. Some escape into the wild and begin competing with local grazing animals. 300 Years - Most Critically Endangered species are extinct. Many Large Mammals are on their last legs 5000 Years - Despite conservationists best efforts Elephants, Giraffes, Polar Bears, Komodo Dragons, Alligators and most Baleen Whales have gone extinct. 8000 Years - Dolphins have gone extinct. 10000 Years - Humans have colonized nearly everywhere on Earth, The Moon and Mars. Floating and Underwater cities have become common. 50000 Years - Only a few species of bats are left and all are declining fast. The Tropical Rain forests have been completely eliminated and replaced with vast farms and grasslands. 1 Million Years - The Mass Extinctions caused by humans are over as Humans learn to live in harmony with the remaining species. 3 Million Years - Scientists figure out a way to revive extinct species with out needing their DNA. 5 Million Years - Africa has collided with Europe and closed The Mediterranean Sea. 10 Million Years - Humanity is at the peak of civilization colonizing planets all across the Milky Way Galaxy. People began to flood out of Earth and abandon their old homeworld. 11 Million Years - The last few inhabitants of our world leave for other planets. Earth becomes a planet sized nature reserve. This is the begining of the Aftercene. 15 Million Years - Humanity no longer lives on Earth but the certainly haven't forgotten about it. They send probes to their ancient beginnings to study the course evolution has taken. What bizarre life forms await them? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In my next post I will begin describing the many biomes of The Aftercene Earth and their inhabitants. Until then todaloo XD! Edited by Zorcuspine, Jul 3 2010, 02:57 PM.
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| Forbiddenparadise64 | Jul 3 2010, 02:32 PM Post #2 |
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Youre joking right? im sure dinosaurs can't be revived unless you trace back throgu birds. |
Prepare for the Future Walking with the future: Allozoic (pts 4-6)http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/3252142/14/#new 
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| Zorcuspine | Jul 3 2010, 02:35 PM Post #3 |
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Well who knows what kind of technolgy well have in 4 million years? I mean we have gone from Medevil to industrial peoples in just a few thousand years imagine how much well grow in a few million years! |
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| Holben | Jul 3 2010, 02:44 PM Post #4 |
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Actually, we got form medieval to industrial in 400 years. So.... Plus, how could dinosaurs which had been resurrected hurt anyone? |
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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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| Ddraig Goch | Jul 3 2010, 02:51 PM Post #5 |
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Yeah, the dinosaur bit is a bit implausible. Otherwise, good start, and I look forward to further developments. 
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| Holben | Jul 3 2010, 02:54 PM Post #6 |
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Though humanity seems to be progressing more than a little slowly... |
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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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| Forbiddenparadise64 | Jul 3 2010, 02:59 PM Post #7 |
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Technology has been radically changed over the last 400 years, but people have to realise it has a limit. Many people tend to think technology is infinite or at least very very high, and one day we will become like gods. But people have to remember that a limit exists for everything. We are closer to some limits in technology than others. Microchips are approaching their maximum capacity without having multiplications or increase in size, and besides we don't really need some of the harddrives we already have. I mean the worlds most powerful computers like jaguar are ridiculously powerful, but apart from ultra-accurate calcuations, you would'nt need it for anything else. Other technologies may be further from the limit, but they will eventually reach their limit. Besides, DNA can't last over a few thousand years without being frozen. The oldest known specimens are 800,000 year old flower DNA in the arctic. As far as i know, no ice caps apart from mountains existed in the age of dinosaurs, and definately non survived until the present day. Birds are the direct ancestors of maniraptoran dinosaurs, so you could trace their dna back and later modify it further to resemble other dinosaur groups, but that would be the limit, id say. But still, this is speculative biology, you can do whatever you like with this stuff, its cool and makes good stories, and thats what makes this forum so enjoyable, by making it different!
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Prepare for the Future Walking with the future: Allozoic (pts 4-6)http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/3252142/14/#new
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| Pando | Jul 3 2010, 03:20 PM Post #8 |
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Herbivorous dogs... seen it in another project...
Not the dolphins! They're smart and diverse enough to survive!
You can't colonize the Dark Side of the Moon. And floating cities? Not possible.
There are over 1,000 species of bats. They WILL survive. In fact, I expect them to have more niches than they do today after humans leave Earth, taking them from the weak-flighted birds.
You NEED the DNA, or else you just have a statue, not a life form. |
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| Holben | Jul 3 2010, 03:22 PM Post #9 |
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You could, theroretically, establish the entire structure of the earth from a single atom. So... |
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| Ook | Jul 3 2010, 03:30 PM Post #10 |
not a Transhuman
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there were once hundreds and thousands of species of non lissamphibian amphibians,non mammal mammalinoformes,pterosaurs,dinosaurs etc...all are gone |
   
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| Zorcuspine | Jul 3 2010, 03:37 PM Post #11 |
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Okay Okay I removed the dinosaur part (sheesh). I am going to start my first biome the North American forests. With humans gone, forest has regrown over most of North America. In fact, you could easily mistake it for a 21st Century forest that is until you see the animals... With wolfs long gone the role of top predator has gone to the Saber-Tooth Badger. Descended from Badgers the Saber-Tooth Badger has grown to the size of a grizzly bear and has two sabers it uses to kill its main prey the Forest Vege-Dog. The Vege-Dogs were genetically engineered dogs created for pleasing humans but as most humans and dogs left the planet for otherworldly-colonies the remaining Vege-Dogs (most being strays) quickly became successful. The Forest Vege-Dog is just one of many species spread all-over the world. Forest Vege-Dogs eat an abundance of fruits fallen on the forest-floor. They are incredibly nimble but are also prone to a lot of diseases. Thus all the Saber Tooth Badger has to do is use its acute sense of smell to find the sick and old and prey on them. Suddenly The Saber Tooth Badger abandons its meal and flees as a black cloud envelops his kill. It is a swarm of Terrasquitos a decendant of mosquitos that has become a huge threat to even the mightiest of animals. A terrasquito doesn't suck any more blood than its ancestor did however their swarms of hundreds of individuals adds up quite quickly. However not even the Terrasquito is safe in this strange food chain. The Swarm suddenly disperses as sticky tounges launch out in all directions taking Terrasquitos with them. These tongues belong to Cameleogaunas a lizard decended from Igaunas that spread outwards from their original states. Cameleogaunas can change color to blend in with their enviorment much like chameleons do. However a predator lurking above sees through their disguise and snatches one up with its large talons. The attacker is a King Owl decended from the Barn Owl. They are the size of Bald Eagles and can hunt both day and night unlike their ancestors. This King Owl has no intentions of eating it herself however. She brings it to her nest as her newly born chicks eat around the bony scales of the cameleoguana. Bats are long gone in Aftecene however a new group of flying mammals have taken their space, the Squats. Descended from squirrels they have grown a thick membrane of skin between their legs that act as wings. Squats flutter like butterflies through the forest occasionally grasping a tree branch using their powerful tails to nibble on acorns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man that took longer than I thought it would O_O! |
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| Pando | Jul 3 2010, 04:20 PM Post #12 |
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I don't think butterfly wings can lift us heavy vertebrates. Stick with bats. The terrasquitos are VERY unlikely. In fact, MOSQUITOS ARE HERBIVORES! They fill the same niche as bees. The only reason females suck blood is that the eggs need it, but only a few mosquitos need blood. Iguanas? In a dry area? Better for another lizard. Iguanas are herbivores too, but most other lizards are insectivores. |
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| Temporary | Jul 3 2010, 04:50 PM Post #13 |
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Pandorasaurus, a few questions for you: 1. Why do you think everything that is herbivourous will be herbivourus by then? Animals can change their diet. I'm pretty sure even one of the dinosaur raptors even evolved in to a herbivorous or at least omnivrous diet. So it is possible for iguana to eat meat by then (and I would imagine very possible for mosquito to delve in to a vampiric niche). Though I am curious as to why iguanas move there or why mosquitos live in groups. 2. Why can't we colonize the dark side of the moon? |
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| Pando | Jul 3 2010, 05:03 PM Post #14 |
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1: At the very least iguanas don't have the right proportions to become active predators. Also, try something other than an arthropod for a swarmer, as long as they aren't eusocial squirrels, as I have predatorial eusocial squirrels in the North American forests in the Postozoic. 2: Because it's always extremely hot or cold. They would always be cooked or frozen. |
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| Ook | Jul 3 2010, 05:33 PM Post #15 |
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remember,we are all from fish |
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