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| The Long Run II; 2nd edition. | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 27 2016, 12:32 AM (420 Views) | |
| Dapper Man | Aug 27 2016, 12:32 AM Post #1 |
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The Long Run II Disclaimer: The original thread was far more poorly thought out, and hopefully this one is more accurate/plausible. And this is the wiki's version. Prologue: The Downfall of Man and its symptoms. In the not too distant future, human kind, along with a lot of his predators, will go extinct. How? Disease. In my last version, I made it seem very brief, explanatory and hand-waving. But, now, due to a consistent increase of major outbreaks here and there (Namely in places such as Africa and South America), this seems to be the most likely to me. And no, I’m not talking about Zombie level diseases- those seem to be for the shock effect. I’m referring to things like the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015, or the Zika virus, which still seems to be around. As such, with multitudes of corpses for carnivores to eat, I have my reasoning as to why some of our familiar carnivores will go extinct- they will also get infected with this virus. Wouldn’t doctors find a vaccine for this disease? Well, thing is- most diseases are seemingly immune to our antibiotics, hence why this disease can hold onto major cities with an iron fist. What’s worse- Black Markets, which can, and would, hold body parts infected with this disease, so it can spread even further. However, what’s most terrifying of this disease is its symptoms, which range from gargled, raspy voices to vomiting and, yes, even severe cases of diarrhoea, and, of course, death. Perhaps in the closest way possible to a Zombie apocalypse possible. After the carnage of this disease, the scavengers and hunters swooped in, and they too got infected. Then the carnage continued- the most commonly feared were soon dead, brought down by their fearers. Life would have its time to recover- but not for a long time. With that out of the way, what next? It was up to mother nature to do the job of taking care of the earth, not humanity anymore. Nature would continue on dominating ecosystems, continuing to use her ability to create to make works of art. Whether these works of art are familiar to us is not a worry to the earth- we were simply another nuisance ready to get rid of. It took 2.5 billion years for life to go from simply celled organisms and simple algae too titanic, long necked giants and even humans. All of this was the work of the earth itself- not the work of man. Quickly after this pandemic, life would return to normal. If this “normal” was familiar to us or not, it was still better than nothing. Ten Million Years Hence The wrath of the disease not only affected man, but it also affected many of the local hunters around his settlements. Indeed, most carnivorous species are gone, more specifically, the carnivorans that earned their rights, like most Dogs, Cats and Mustelids. Upon finding the scurvy of food available for them, their populations quickly got infected, resulting in massive die offs of their populations. This means no more Wolves, very few Big Cats and a surprising amount of Canid and Ursid radiation. Smaller felines, like cats, have also managed to avoid the flue, with them resorting to feasting on small birds, reptiles and mammals. As such, many apex predatory niches have opened themselves up, with Bears taking up most of them, due to them (This is true for most species) being mainly either plant eaters or omnivores. They have also taken up Spinosaur like life styles in the rivers of Africa, Asia and Europe. In many ecosystems, Bears were the largest survivors. Africa has rammed itself into Europe, and formed the Mediterranean Mountain Range. Several islands in the Pacific have fused together, forming the microcontinent Brittia. New Zealand shows promise- more and more of its ocean beds have come up again, with it now one and a half its size in the Holocene. It should be noted that the earth is in another Ice Age- with Doggerland lying in the far north. The largest megafauna is consisted of Elephants, Antelopes, Deer and Gazelle. Several animals from Africa have migrated to the mountain ranges of the Mediterranean, and have formed dwarf subspecies. One of mankind's legacies has managed to survive- the omnivorous, Compsognathid like Chickenosaurus. Thirty-Five Million Years Hence After the Ice Age, the world went into a climatic turmoil. Mankind's demise brought several things- both the Peteinoraptoridae, a family of Chickenosaurus descendants that generally resemble primitive Oviraptorosaurs of the Mesozoic, and a increase in Carbon Dioxide. Indeed, plant life has absorbed most of this up, but the effects of climate change are apparent- both the Antarctic and the Arctic have thawed of most of their ice, leaving more waterways than before. North and South America are both separated, once again. Doggerland and Brittia have managed to hold on, and exhibit their own unique gallery of artworks. New Zealand has showed signs of becoming Zealandia once again. The ancient Ursids of the Ice Age have since been dwindled to a single, Spinosaurus like species that cruises in the waters of Asia. Indeed, between here and the Ice Age, a few carnivorous Rats, which generally resemble Sparassodonts, have since come and gone, only with a few relictual species remaining in the forests of Asia and Europe. Zealandia's fauna is a hotspot of Canid diversity, which, against all odds, managed to somehow survive the pandemic. Crocodilians were also miracle survivors- small, Protosuchid like hunters prowl Asia, Africa and Brittia, holding promise to dominate the future world. One-Hundred Million Years Hence Long after the Cenozoic has ended, many climatic turmoils and fauna interchanges has resulted in the demise of mammals. This, combined with a steeply increasing climate, forced them out of their megafaunal niches. As such, this left the others to dominate. Tromogallia (Descendants of the Chickenosaurs/Peteinoraptorids), Oviraptorosaur, Ornithomimosaur and Dromeosaur mimicks fight against Aetosaur and Poposauroid mimicking Crocodylians, descended from the Protosuchid like forms 65 million years ago. Giant birds hold the niches of Antarctica and also dominate throughout the world. Squamates held claim to the oceans and land, with a variety of Placodont, Choristodere, Mosasaur and Ichthyosaur mimics swim in the seas. Giant, Pelagornid like storks fly in the skies, waiting for any fish or reptile to come unaware before striking down. Antarctica has fully thawed and is now in the equatorial regions. North America has split in two- with the eastern side fusing with Eurasia. Amazingly, on Zealandia, creatures like Kiwis and Tuataras still survive, outliving their introduced competitors, and have since developed into different niches. They even managed to make it into Antarctica, South America and the southern reaches of Hyperborea (Consisting of Eastern North America, Asia and Eurasia.) Africa has been flooded, with only the eastern half (Split from mainland Africa since the last Ice Age and called Nysa, home to a strange group of Reptiles called Nymphs. New Zealand, now Zealandia, has finally finished re-arising, and will stay intact for a long time. Two Hundred and Fifty Million Years Hence. This time around, the world has smashed itself into a giant, singular landmass called Novopangaea. Amazingly, Zealandia has remained in tact, with Novopangaea's dominant flying animals, the Macropterigyans, originate from. Mammals have been reduced to small niches, with the occasional giant bird here and there. In fact, Novopangaea's tallest animal originates from Zealandia- the haunting Banshee. The world is dominated, otherwise, by Savrungulates, large Skinks converging with Ungulates and Ornithischians from the Holocene and Mesozoic periods. In the beginning of Novopangaea's formation, the climate was tropical and moist- just right for extensive forests. Now, however, it is different. The forests are beginning to recede, becoming mostly open woodlands, an environment that threatens to cut Savrungulate evolution short. In the oceans, however, life is better of. Once again, Pelagornis like soarers soar through the skies majestically, along with Pteranodontian like Macropterygians. Under the sea, a huge diversity of Sharks replace most fish from the Holocene. Primitive, Indohyus like Savrungulates swim the coast lines, waiting for their time for a huge diversity not unlike whales. This is a very interesting world indeed. (I know this is identical to Novopangaea, that's because Novopangea is the 250 million year section.) So, here it is- my first Fut.Evo, now revised and hopefully more plausible. If there is any problems with this, please let me know. Edited by Dapper Man, Aug 27 2016, 03:14 AM.
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| Dapper Man | Aug 27 2016, 12:32 AM Post #2 |
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There may not be any updates for a while, but this a singular thread for my projects.
Edited by Dapper Man, Aug 27 2016, 03:13 AM.
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| AlphaX9 | Aug 27 2016, 12:37 AM Post #3 |
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i thought specific viruses only affect specific species |
| The strongest of species never survive the longest nor the smartest. But the ones who're able to adapt~ Charles Darwin | |
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| Dapper Man | Aug 27 2016, 12:43 AM Post #4 |
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Well, it wasn't just restricted to Hominids (Our closest relatives were also effected by this disease). It, like most diseases, is spread by rats- which, when fed upon by different types of carnivores, can also get them infected with it. So generally, such a large scale disease is bound to effect whole ecosystems. Anyways, this was also not specific to humans, it was a general disease. |
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| peashyjah | Aug 27 2016, 01:26 AM Post #5 |
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Did this takes place from where the original has left off? |
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Discontinued projects: The New Ostracoderms (i might continue with this project again someday) The Americas (where in 58 million years from now in the future North and South America has both become isolated island continents) All Expansions (my attempt at expanding the universe of All Tomorrows by Nemo Ramjet aka C.M. Kosemen, started June 6, 2018) Anthropozoic (my attempt at expanding the universe of Man After Man and also a re-imagining of it, coming 2019 or 2020) New Cenozoica (my attempt at expanding the universe of The New Dinosaurs and also a re-imagining of it, also coming 2019 or 2020) All Alternatives or All Changes (a re-telling of All Tomorrows but with some minor and major "changes", coming June 10, 2018) | |
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| Dapper Man | Aug 27 2016, 01:37 AM Post #6 |
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No, this is a remake, hence why it is called "2nd Edition", so things will be different from the original. |
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