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| The Story of Life.; Stories of various accounts of life on Earth. | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 8 2016, 02:40 AM (506 Views) | |
| Dapper Man | Apr 8 2016, 02:40 AM Post #1 |
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* I am fed up with dis wuurld *
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Life has always been on a river. Continuously flowing, finding new sources and roots, always expanding. Various sources change and adapt. The fauna of the earth has been spectacular these days, but what about the ones we forgot, seemingly "beastly" icons of T.V? No, I'm not talking about scaly beasts that ponder the TV screens, I'm talking about creatures both known by man, and those that he never will. A predominant variety of exotic creatures preformed in the archaic circus that extends to the dawn of time, and will continue to do so until the end of time. The players will constantly change and evolve. This is the story of what once lay beneath humanities feet, This is the story of what lay beneath the surface, hunters that would soon terrify people's dreams, and their prey. We will first look at the Dinosaurs, or, more specifically, the era of the dinosaurs, commonly called the Mesozoic. The stories of this, and the other time periods shown, will include a Parade of the inhabitants of the ecosystem we focus on, like, for example, when we look at Hell Creek; we will include a diagram showing the fauna of the area, like the ferocious Tyrannosaurus, or the cunning Dakotaraptor, whom was bigger than the Raptors of Jurassic Park, at a length of 5.5 meters, and a weight of 2 tonnes. We will cover how the dinosaurs evolved, and I will even include a family tree with Dinosaurian representatives of the orders that they belong to. We will look at the various ecosystems of the Mesozoic, like the Morrison Formation and the Kimmeridge Clay of the Jurassic. The Chinle Formation also holds its own little slice of preciousness: of the story of the Tyrannosaur esque Daemonosaurus, a interesting basal Theropod that had the skull of a Tyrannosaur long before they were around. We'll also look at a aquatic formation, the Kimmeridge, where the local inhabitants of Europe feared the monster of the deep, the mighty Pliosaurus. Our journey also reaches into the heart of Asia, where we uncover the mystery of the Caudipteryx, a early member of the Oviraptorosaurs, or "Egg thief's", adaptable omnivores that spread out across the globe within a minimum of 20 million years. We will also look at the vast migrations of the Muttaburrasaurus as it escapes the cold grasp of winter. Also, we'll examine the odd Ceratopsian Nasutoceratops, with its wide, bull shaped horns and giant nose. Lastly, we'll look at the endeavors of the Pachycephalosaurus, whose hard boned head served it well in the infamous Hell Creek. Then, we'll explain how the earth went to hell. However, this is only one era of time we'll examine. After we've explored the realm of the Mesozoic, we'll examine the era that came before: the Paleozoic. This was a time of, essentially, aliens. Throughout the eon, the land was almost uninhabitable, with oxygen levels lower than today's, thus making any land basically uninhabitable. This all changed, when, some 380 million years ago, the first plants began to develop. We will, like with what we did in the Mesozoic, examine the most interesting and well thought out ecosystems of the Paleozoic, from the Burgess Shale to the iconic Karoo Supergroup, covering, all in all, some 250 million years in the long span of time. First of, we'll examine the Burgess Shale, and how the ancient Hag fish Pikaia perpetually changed everything. We will then look at the Gogo Formation, when the odd Tetrapod (Four legged animals) Gogonasus attempted to colonize the land in a race of time, before a Pyroclastic Flow will destroy everything. Then, we trek into the swampy Carboniferous, where we'll see the ancient Archaeothyris, a early Synapsid (Early relatives of Humans and other mammals) attempt to survive in the coal forests of the north. Afterwards, we head into the Synapsid dominated Permian, to see how the life of a Ophiacodon, a more Monitor-Lizard like relative of the famous Dimetrodon, and how much it lives in the shadows of its more famous cousin. Next, we'll describe the ecosystem of the Karoo Basin before the world ended, in a massive, fiery hell storm commonly called the "Great Dying", to which 95% of all life forms died out. Finally, we'll see the gradual recovery of the survivors in the Manda Beds, through the eyes of the small, advanced Proto-Dinosaur Nyasasaurus, whose descendants conquered the world, and changed it forever. Like all stories, there is one more to tell. Flipping through the book that is life, the story of our closest cousins is often forgotten. This is bound to be covered, however. We'll look at post K-T England, with the herds of the Pantodont Coryphodon being hunted by the nightmarish Oxyaenid Palaeonictis, who looked like a cat that merged with a bear, and was every bit as terrifying. Fast forward 6 million years, and we'll find the world dominated in forests, and that life has recovered as a whole. We'll visit Germany, and, in particular, the Messel Pit. We'll look at how the ancient residents lived through the eyes of the giant Anseriform Gastornis, who, once thought a carnivore, is now considered, at least, to be a omnivore, and these goliath's plundered through the forest, gazing upon their smaller adversaries. Next, we'll see ancient Egypt, and witness the flooding tides and how the swamps residents dealt with this, through the eyes of the elusive Arsinoitherium, a odd creature related to Elephants. Skip ahead a few million years, and we'll find out that the world has thawed, and to see the lives of animals living in North America, and see the huge herds of the Camelids Aepycamelus, camels as tall as a Giraffe. Then, we'll see the fauna of the early Himalayas, with the life of a group of Sivapithecus (early Orangutans) about to be preserved in stone. Next, we'll see the ecosystem of Africa 4 million years ago, with the genus Australopithecus, the focus of this segment being one called Lucy, going through the hard times of a drought. Afterwards, we'll visit recently banded South America, where herds of Toxodon being wearily eyed by every predator, from the terror birds Llallawavis and Mesembriornis, to the Saber-Toothed Cat, Smilodon. Second to last, we'll visit Australia, whose bizarre fauna, until recently dominated by Marsupials, would succumb to the power of Man, thorough the eyes of a Megalania, also known as Varanus Priscus. Lastly, we'll see how a group of humans fare in the boggy swamps of North American, where they encounter bizarre beasts such as Mammoths, Mastodons, Ground Sloths and Saber Toothed Cats. All in all, this is, essentially, the story of life. Table of Contents Note: Drawings to come today. The description of the formations we're visiting isn't entirely complete, as I've got some surprises in store... Edited by Dapper Man, Apr 30 2016, 05:16 PM.
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| DaDog | Dec 11 2016, 03:53 PM Post #2 |
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This most certainly sounds like a nice project, but it's a pity that you haven't started it yet. |
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| Finncredibad | Dec 11 2016, 04:17 PM Post #3 |
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