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| Topic Started: Oct 4 2014, 02:29 PM (4,011 Views) | |
| Hybrid | Oct 4 2014, 02:29 PM Post #1 |
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You can suggest lineages that weren't mentioned on the flora/fauna topic here. Remember, be realistic with what can be present on the island. Also watch out for things that might swim/fly away from the island. |
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| Datura | Oct 20 2014, 09:22 AM Post #91 |
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I have some bivalves planned, descended from older species. Also, would Euparkeriids be allowed? They are in the right location, and are from around the timeline the archipelago split. I was also looking at Erythrosuchids, and while most species are in Europe and China, one species exists in South Africa. Proterosuchids seem like a possible candidate as well. |
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| WaterWitch | Nov 3 2014, 12:43 AM Post #92 |
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Might manage to hold down a project some day
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What about a Worm that Takes up residence in the Sinus cavities of Certain animals? |
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| Raubtier | Nov 30 2014, 12:38 PM Post #93 |
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Month Old Baryonyx
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Are prosauropods allowed? |
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| Zorcuspine | Nov 30 2014, 12:50 PM Post #94 |
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Yes. There are some in the project already actually. |
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| Vorsa | Dec 30 2014, 11:55 AM Post #95 |
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I just felt I should point out that the list of accepted species needs updating. I know this is the wrong thread, but I didn't know where else to post this. |
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| Monster | Dec 30 2014, 12:00 PM Post #96 |
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Oh, yes it does. I'll do that now. |
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| Vorsa | Jan 3 2015, 09:26 AM Post #97 |
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I don't know if any other bird groups have been confirmed, but I think that falconiformes, albatrosses and Charadriiformes would all have arrived on the island. |
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| ForceofHabit | Jan 3 2015, 09:30 AM Post #98 |
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Wouldn't falconiformes come into competition with bludgeons though? |
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| Vorsa | Jan 3 2015, 09:42 AM Post #99 |
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Good point. I didn't think about that. I suppose they could occupy more specialised niches (aerial predator etc.) that bludgeons wouldn't. |
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| Datura | Jan 3 2015, 12:22 PM Post #100 |
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I am pretty sure there are predatory aerial bludgeons. That is the whole point of bludgeons, an aerial predatory parrot. That does not mean they could not exist on the archipelago, but, they would have to be more specialized, and take a niche that bludgeons have somehow not taken. Pseudo-terror birds? |
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| Vorsa | Jan 3 2015, 12:30 PM Post #101 |
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I thought the bludgeons were predators of terrestrial animals, I.e: drop from a tree onto prey? Pseudo-terror birds would only work on islands where theropods/silesaurs are non-existent. |
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| Datura | Jan 3 2015, 12:32 PM Post #102 |
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We have a pseudo-Gastornis on the islands north of Isa, but, that's an herbivore, and is descended from the same group as bludgeons. |
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| Vorsa | Jan 3 2015, 01:25 PM Post #103 |
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Yeah but that's not only a herbivore, which are probably more likely to coexist, but it's also a parrot which are highly adaptable-even herbivorous ones. |
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| LittleLazyLass | Jan 10 2015, 09:49 AM Post #104 |
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You know, we leave most of the answers here quite vague. Should we officially accept or reject the suggestions here for clarity? |
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| Datura | Jan 19 2015, 07:50 PM Post #105 |
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Aside from bludgeons, and well, dinosaurs, what other bird groups could make it to the archipelago and be fine? I was thinking finches, since they have island hopped before. Or do bludgeons have a near monopoly on birds on the archipelago? |
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