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| Topic Started: Sep 2 2010, 05:16 PM (2,753 Views) | |
| Adman | Sep 2 2010, 05:16 PM Post #1 |
Totally not lamna
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ok, i'm new here so don't kill me here. anyways, me and my friend have had this idea of predicting what earth would be in 100 million years time. 1. part of euraisa and north america would be connected, while the other half of euraisa would be seperated by a shallow sea. south america would one again be an island, and africa has been split into 2 parts. australia and antartica would once again be connected. 2. on the southern continent, keas, being intellegent and curious, rose to the nitche of top predator when their main compeditors, the mammals, have died out, and the apperance of gargantuan herbivores that provided a food source. (this is my first time.) in the pelagic regions of the oceans, fish are stalked by swift, ocean going salamanders. these predators take the nitche of the marlinsof the present day. ok, that's all for me today. if anyone wants to help me with this, just reply. |
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Projects and concepts that I have stewing around Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients) Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals. Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day. Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent. Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold. The Park- ??? Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth. World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies. The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems.. | |
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| Ook | Sep 3 2010, 01:20 PM Post #16 |
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but crocs are big and vulnerable |
   
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| Holben | Sep 3 2010, 01:21 PM Post #17 |
Rumbo a la Victoria
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Vulnerable? How? |
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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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| Pando | Sep 3 2010, 01:23 PM Post #18 |
Obey or I'll send you to the moon
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Neotenic means stays young the entire life. |
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| Ddraig Goch | Sep 3 2010, 01:29 PM Post #19 |
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I short, Futurespeculatr, what we're trying to say is that salamanders aren't likely to become sea-going ambush predators. That niche is likely to be taken by a fish, or by crocodiles, before salamanders. You'd be better off going for a reptile. However, if you are using salamanders to make your project "unique", then may I suggest using the Asian frog mentioned by Sliverexi? It would only be a local species, but imagine giant sea-frogs! I doubt they've ever been done before. |
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| Holben | Sep 3 2010, 01:31 PM Post #20 |
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I can't think of any examples! Although it would have to stay on the beach, really. And it couldn't grow too big. |
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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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| Ook | Sep 3 2010, 02:12 PM Post #21 |
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by great destroyers of nature,which exterminated most numerous bird species during 100 years,or take down bison numbers form 60 milions to few individuals? american aligators were almost exterminated too,asian aligator survives only thanks to captive breeding,many other species are very endangered too Edited by Ook, Sep 3 2010, 02:13 PM.
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| Holben | Sep 3 2010, 02:18 PM Post #22 |
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That's the old humans for you. It's now different and they're making a great recovery. |
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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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| Adman | Sep 3 2010, 04:16 PM Post #23 |
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ok. what about this. i'll use the asian frog, but it's gonna be a coastal scavanger. and, can we talk about more creatures? you can ask me if you want to pool in ideas. what about an aquatic morternerme that takes the nitche of seals, but is solitary? and it lives on an island off of the coast of gondwannaland 2 Edited by Adman, Sep 3 2010, 04:21 PM.
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Projects and concepts that I have stewing around Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients) Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals. Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day. Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent. Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold. The Park- ??? Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth. World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies. The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems.. | |
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| Pando | Sep 3 2010, 04:22 PM Post #24 |
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Monotremes can't eat anything bug insects and worms because of their de-evolved digestive system. |
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| Adman | Sep 3 2010, 04:47 PM Post #25 |
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hmm.i will be posting the climate now. gondwannaland 2 has rainforests at it's coast, and further inland, the climate is temperate. the center is the coldest place in gondwannaland 2, averaging 20 degrees farrenheight. just to let you know, the global temprature is like that of the oligicene. |
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Projects and concepts that I have stewing around Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients) Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals. Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day. Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent. Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold. The Park- ??? Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth. World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies. The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems.. | |
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| Wibnice | Sep 3 2010, 05:26 PM Post #26 |
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By the way, will the future kea be flightless or not? |
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| Adman | Sep 3 2010, 05:41 PM Post #27 |
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the kea will not be flightless, though one of the giant herbivores that it preys on is a giant decendent of the emu. ok. africa is split into 2 islands the northwestern side is separated from the other part of the continent by a shallow sea. the northwestern side is very hot and wet, making it the perfect place for amphibians. the other part, however, is very hot and dry, with tropical forests at the coasts. here, reptiles rule. Edited by Adman, Sep 3 2010, 05:47 PM.
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Projects and concepts that I have stewing around Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients) Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals. Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day. Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent. Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold. The Park- ??? Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth. World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies. The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems.. | |
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| Practically Uninformed | Sep 3 2010, 05:48 PM Post #28 |
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That sounds suspiciously like the moa/Haast's eagle interplay that occured on New Zealand... |
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| Adman | Sep 3 2010, 05:59 PM Post #29 |
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it kinda is, except scale the moa to the size of mammoths, and the added fact that the camels from australia are now the largest land creatures on gondwannaland 2, being the size of a medium sized sauropod. there are other top predators here, including several species of land dwelling crocodile that live in the tropics. but, a few live in the temperate regions, hibernating in the winter. dingos also inhabit these areas, though tackling smaller prey. the keas have a social system akin to lions of the present day, with 1 very important difference. they live in prides of 50 animals or more, the most being the females and the chicks and addolecents. if you want me to continue or want to help me improve, i will be glad to accept. we can still have the scavanging frog, but the salamander isn't that big ang it lives in estuaries Edited by Adman, Sep 3 2010, 06:22 PM.
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Projects and concepts that I have stewing around Extended Pleistocene- An alternate future where man died out, and the megafauna would continue to thrive (may or may not include a bit about certain future sapients) Inverted World- An alternate timeline where an asteroid hit during the Barremian, causing an extinction event before the Maastrichtian. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and notosuchians make it to the present, along with a host of other animals. Badania- Alien planet that has life at a devonian stage of development, except it exists in the present day. Ido- Alien world where hoppers (derived flightless ballonts) and mouthpart-legged beasts are prevalent. Leto- Life on a moon orbiting a gas giant with an erratic orbit; experiences extremes of hot and cold. The Park- ??? Deeper Impact- a world where the K-Pg extinction wipes out crocodilians, mammals, and birds; squamates, choristoderes, and turtles inherit the earth. World of Equal Opportunity- alternate history where denisovans come across Beringia and interact with native fauna. Much of the Pleistocene fauna survives, and the modern humans that end up crossing into North America do not overhunt the existing animals. 10,000 years later, civilizations exist that are on par with European and Asian societies. The Ditch- Nothing is what if seems.. | |
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| Clarke | Sep 3 2010, 06:32 PM Post #30 |
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I made a map! Dunno if its how you envisioned it, but I had fun making it, and I think it turned out rather nicely.
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