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| Topic Started: Sep 4 2010, 04:40 PM (1,716 Views) | |
| Clarke | Sep 4 2010, 04:40 PM Post #1 |
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Grameozoic Community Submissions Introduction: The basic concept of this thread is to take the basic outline of the world 150 million years after a massive human-based apocalyptic event detailed in this thread and flesh it out with the help of the community. This first post will include a summarization of the rules and the biomes available to work with, and the second will be an archive of species that have already been submitted, as well as my own. I've created a separate thread for this as to provide a means of archiving submitted species, as well as to keep the main thread from becoming cluttered. So, without further ado: Basic Guidelines I intend to keep this relatively free-form. A post will be made detailing either a Genus or Species, and this will be accepted by me if I deem it to be plausible and fitting in with its surroundings. For starters, don't post a two-sentence paragraph. While a picture is not required(it would be nice, though!), there needs to be some detail. Rough size in metric units, habitat, diet, basic anatomy, habits, and relation to other organisms need to be included in some detail. Don't make it out of place, either, which means no "surprise!" species like a land-based cephalopod in a forest, the only one in the project. Summarization of Available Biomes:  1 - Afroeurasian Desert: Covered in a post, here. The Afroeuropean Desert is the largest desert to have formed during the Grameozoic. Located North of the central third of the Afroeurasian mountains, its dry state is the result of the massive mounts of that same mountain range, of which some exceed the heights of the modern-day Everest. Even so, its size is only half to a third that of the Sahara, with the world being a much wetter place than today. 2 - East African Rainforest: The East African Peninsula is a sight of peak biodiversity. Separating from Africa much as Madagascar had done, East Africa collided with Southern Eurasia around the same time that Western Africa met Western Eurasia, and around the same time that the flooded Island-Continent of India re-met Southern Eurasia. The three continents were the creators of the Afro-Eurasian Mountains, the largest in Novopangea. Separated from the rest of Novopangea by the Afro-Eurasian mountains, the East African Peninsula is completely covered in a rainforest whose volume and height is the largest the Earth has ever seen. It is divided into two sub-biomes, the Canopy, here., and the Understory, right below the Canopy post. 3 - Zemlya Island:This islands' northern regions are some of the few sub-polar areas on the planet. The climate is suitable to the support of a forest. 4 - Central Novopangean Savanna: Humid-Subtropical grasslands, with the grass decedents possessing raised rhizomes which turns much of the surface into a soft mesh of flora. Detailed here. 5 - Novopangean River: The longest and largest river in the world, it drains both the central savanna and the Austro-American mountains. 6 - Novoangean Delta: The fertile delta created by the Novopangean River. 7 - Austro-American Mountains: The highest mountains in the world, formed by the convergence of Australia, North America, and Eurasia. 8 - Northern New Zealand: A large island in the middle of the South Pacific Sea, it has been seperate from its southern brother for over a hundred million years, following Australia northward. It is located just north of the equator. 9 - North Pacific Sea: One of the last vestiges of the Pacific Ocean, the north pacific sea is a biodiverse region which is detailed here. 10 - South American Scrublands: Scrublands bordering the western-most extent of the Mesoamerican mountains. 11 - New England Island: The largest island in the world, new england consists of what was once the spine of the Appalachians, now worn down to mere hills. Humid continental climate, lots of rain and frequent hurricanes. 12 - Atlantic Ocean: Much expanded since the present time, the Atlantic Ocean is now by far the largest in the world. 13 - Greenland Peninsula A large peninsula consisting of Greenland and North West North America, containing a climate straddling the line between sub-polar and temperate. |
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| Clarke | Sep 4 2010, 04:43 PM Post #2 |
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| Ook | Sep 4 2010, 05:25 PM Post #3 |
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hypporattus nova-pangeae This rather bulky mammal live in few subspecies in Novopangean rivers. Its 2m long and 1,5m tall in shoulders.Tail,which is not necessary for their livestyle is short,only 30cm long.Its head recalls head of capybara.It have two massive lower tusk like incisor,which helps them with foraging on their main food-aquatic plants.Populations which lives in swamps and river deltas tends to live in rather big herds,about 100 animals,but normally they live in herds about 20-30 animals. scientific name would be propably changed! |
   
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