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| A Jurassic World; Dinosaurs shall inherit our world | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 9 2017, 02:13 PM (4,040 Views) | |
| RoyalPsycho | Feb 9 2017, 02:13 PM Post #1 |
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A Jurassic World Is Made: It all began with Ingen and a wild dream of a park that featured prehistoric animals. In 1993 that dream was realised thanks to fantastic new discoveries in the fields of genetic engineering and clever innovations made specifically for the project the genius scientific teams were undertaking. Within a matter of years not only had the company successfully reconstructed a close approximation of the genome of numerous dinosaur species – filling in the gene sequence gaps with compatible material from other, modern species – but had also managed to create and hatch living specimens. The attempt to display the park on Isla Nublar before experts in order to alleviate safety concerns ended disastrously. In 1993 the park was closed after numerus deaths. In 1994 an attempt to extract reconstructed dinosaurs from the production facility on the nearby island if Isla Sorna ended in a similar disaster thanks to sabotage and short-sightedness. The rampage of a Tyrannosaurus Rex in San Diego practically ended Ingen. In 1998, following the death of company founder John Hammond, Ingen and all its assets and patents were bought by Indian businessman Simon Masrani, the CEO of the Masrani Global Corporation who had been interested in acquiring the company since 1997. An idealist and believer in Hammond’s original dream, Masrani invested massively in the development of a new park on Isla Nublar. Dubbed Jurassic World, the park was an unprecedented success. Opening in 2005, Jurassic World saw continuous success with new attractions opening up on a regular basis, new species successfully recreated and new technological developments being made, all of which enriched the park, the Masrani Corporation and Ingen. It was in 2015 that a brave new step was taken by all three institutions to push the boundaries of the technology they had pioneered. Worried about a stagnation in park attendance and a mild decline in profits, Ingen and Masrani commissioned the creation of an original, hybrid species that would be unlike anything seen in natural evolution. The undertaking was massive but nowhere near impossible and soon the new Indominus Rex, a terrifying, artificial hyperpredator with no precedent in the fossil record, was announced. Despite being set to debut in the Christmas Season, the announcement of a never before seen hybrid drew unseasonably large crowds to Isla Nublar. Though people were scared by the viciousness of the creature and some concerns were raised, thrill-seekers more than compensated for the worried visitors and the Indominus exhibit was a rousing success for the company. Reinforcement of the enclosure was necessary after a near breakout but the situation was, thankfully, handled by security and the park was spared a catastrophic disaster. Now free from the restrictions of having to provide accurate – in so far as public expectations allowed them to be – depictions of dinosaurs, Ingen began producing new and spectacular species. The first great expansion of Ingen’s hybrid program was when a successful military contract was made for engineered attack beasts. Though there were objections from Masrani himself as well as other influential figures in the company the contract’s opportunities eventually won the majority around. The first derivatives of the Indominus Rex were developed. Training techniques pioneered by Owen Grady on the park facility at Isla Nublar were developed further to help keep the animals under control. The attack dinosaurs were a success in the field though there were still concerns about how much control the handlers had over the animals. The next generation of animals were developed with more domestic temperaments that still preserved their capacity for violence and intelligence when released into the field. With this success the proverbial floodgates had been opened. Proposals were made for all kinds of new hybrids. Plans were made for new model species that could be displayed in parks in colder climates. Soon Dinosaurs of the Ice Age themed parks were opened both offshore and on the mainland of other countries and furry dinosaurs were exhibited to the public to great acclaim. After seeing massive success in these new facilities the original park was pressed to introduce new tropical animals. As new parks appeared, many of them being given new themes, competition emerged between the different facilities. As the 2010s moved into the 2020s and further on, an ‘arms race’ emerged within Masrani’s genetics institutions. In 2027 the next great phase in genetic leisure products began. Despite protests from various groups Ingen began to release engineered dinosaur pets. Miniaturized versions of the company’s authentic species as well as their artificial ones and even brand new designs were released to the public in the US. They were even more successful abroad in Europe, Australasia and Japan. This was followed by a period where the rich would also buy specially designed specimens for private zoos and menageries. For years these fantastic new creatures were sold to the public and governments to great success. Few companies were able to match Ingen and Masrani but some new pets and products were made to match their expertise. It was this that would doom humanity. In 2034 an epidemic bloomed in South Asia. It spread quickly, crossing borders into the developed world and drawing international attention. Proposals were just being drafted when it became clear just how far and fast the disease was spreading. Entire populations were infected with no-one being spared, people began to die in droves and as the disease spread, it infected people faster. Speculations emerged that the disease was artificial and one laboratory studying infected victims did manage to reach a reasonable conclusion that it was though no-one could tell where it came from or how to counter it. By 2035 the majority of humanity was dead, by 2037 they were all gone and so was the disease. It was surprising how quickly the entire species was rendered extinct. Untended, the artefacts of civilization rotted away and collapsed and the wild environments humanity had cut back returned, swamping cities and monuments. Animals kept in captivity escaped into the wild and bred and amongst the natural creatures that had been held in cages were the engineered creatures, now forced to find their place in the new ecosystem. In the post-human world there was chaos as the ecosystem tried to reach a balanced equilibrium. Indigenous wildlife battled with transplanted wildlife and artificially created wildlife for niches. After 1000 years the new ecosphere has been somewhat stable for centuries and man’s creations have risen to dominance. This is a new age of dinosaurs. A real Jurassic World. Here's something that came to me after marathoning the franchise and rereading the TV Tropes page for Jurassic World. It got me thinking. What would happen if the Indominus Rex situation hadn't happened as it did in the movie? What if they did shrink it down and sell it to the military? If they can make bizarre hybrid dinosaurs, then what are the limits of what they can and will design? This is an exploration of that and what they might do if humanity was then taken out of the picture. |
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| RoyalPsycho | Apr 3 2017, 06:48 PM Post #76 |
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Carcharosaurus Takedaii (Takeda’s shark lizard): Envisioned as a speculative development of the mosasaur, Carcharosaurus was one of many specially adapted sea lizards made for Jurassic World Japan. Drawing inspiration from both dolphins and ichthyosaurs, the genetic designers reworked the mosasaur material they used as a baseline and shaped its physiology into a more piscine one, giving it the fish like body that other successful sea predators possessed. These large predators, stretching four metres from snout to tail, were the famous centrepiece of Jurassic World Japan. They have been developed to be powerful predators and mimic sharks in many of their habits. They often form pods of around ten individuals of a myriad of ages, the numbers varying depending on how many young the pod still have at that point. These pods are only capable of existing in tropical or temperate waters as they lack insulation against colder waters and they often remain close to the surface in order to remain warmer and close to their air supplies. Carcharosaurus have a piscine body design with a streamlined, torpedo shaped body, a long tapering snout, a dorsal fin and a fluked tail. The snout is adapted to help in catching fish, offering the Carcharosaurus further reach. They commonly hunt fish by accelerating through shoals and catching them in their mouths as they rake through the multitudes of prey. Their prey is commonly smaller species of fish but pods have been known to cooperate in hunting larger animals. They will commonly pick, large and slow animals, often the sick or elderly of migrating marine reptiles and bleed them to death through small but constant biting. When mating, Carcharosaurus couple face-to-face, their pelvic fins often aiding in guiding the genitals during the process. Like their ancient relatives, Carcharosaurus give birth to live young, often birthing an average of two or three pups at a time. These pups will then stay in the pod until their adolescence, usually at four years, where they will often separate to form their own pods. Lone adolescents that are either unable to join another pod or form their own with other young Carcharosaurus will often be picked off by other predators very quickly. As one of the more successful sea reptiles, Carcharosaurus is a common sight in many warmer seas. They can be found across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They have since moved into the eastern Atlantic now as pods round the Cape of Good Hope, following fish shoals and larger animals as the pelagic ecosystem of Jurassic World spreads further and further. |
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| GlarnBoudin | Apr 3 2017, 06:57 PM Post #77 |
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For that matter, would it have had 'awesomebro' style mammals to make the place stand out in comparison to the other locations of Jurassic World? Also, great shark-mosasaur, dude! |
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| RoyalPsycho | Apr 3 2017, 07:07 PM Post #78 |
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I'm pondering whether or not to have them look like the exagerrated depictions of Cenozoic animals from the moving 10000 Years BC. |
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| RoyalPsycho | Apr 13 2017, 01:51 PM Post #79 |
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Deinopinnia (terrible feathers): Shortly after Jurassic Park was first opened to an early inspection by experts, the theory of dinosaurs possessing feathers became more popular in the scientific community. Though it took time, the perception of dinosaurs, theropods in particular, as feathered animals even more akin to birds took a hold in the public consciousness. Unfortunately for Jurassic World, the damage to their dinosaurs had been done and scaled, featherless creatures remained the primary feature of their exhibits. Jurassic World Brazil, however, embracing the idea that dinosaurs were the relatives of birds, had no limitations. As they were also creating more bizarre dinosaur and avian hybrids, the geneticists of the facility found their excuse to finally bring the feathered dinosaurs back to life as well. Deinopinnia, despite being made up of all kinds of maniraptorans, is the generalised term given to these forms of small feathered theropods. All of these species have fully developed plumage that covers the entirety of their bodies. Many even have long wing feathers on their arms that do not assist in flight – with the exception of a few species – but are well developed and can even be quite extensive. Some have also been given other avian features like fleshy caruncles which are often integrated in order to provide further decoration. Though there are a wide variety of different species they are usually small, matching common birds. On average, most Deinopinnia species range anywhere from twenty centimetres to a metre in length with varied wing-spans. The shape of the various Deinopinnia wings also vary, usually because of the lifestyle they have been designed for. Deniponnia can be arboreal, fully terrestrial or even semi-amphibious but all still have rather long hindlegs that allow them to travel great distances on the ground. The most spectacular of this group, however are the numerous species that use their wing feathers to fly. There are Deinopinnia that have only limited flight capability or can only glide from one branch to another whilst some can actually achieve limited powered flight. There are even some that can dive into water, their plumage designed to remain relatively waterproof. Deniopinnia, since the end of humanity, have spread across much of South America. They are, unfortunately, limited by the engineering that designed them all for tropical environments. They have, however, successfully spread into Central America and parts of North America. Unfortunately, due to competition from actual birds as well as bats and other species, numerous species were wiped out but more have survived and expanded. They are now common features across much of the Americas and, over the generations, have even begun to adapt to deciduous environments. |
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| GlarnBoudin | Apr 13 2017, 09:27 PM Post #80 |
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Interesting. Are there any particularly strange or unique species of Deinopinnia? |
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| RoyalPsycho | Apr 14 2017, 03:00 AM Post #81 |
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I'll be expanding on that later. I will just say that the group inludes theropod genetic baselines of all kinds that have been engineered with avian traits. So if you can think of strange birds (especially Birds of Paradise) and theropods, you'll probably see something developed for Deinopinnia. Edited by RoyalPsycho, Apr 14 2017, 03:03 AM.
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| GlarnBoudin | Apr 14 2017, 09:49 AM Post #82 |
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Alright, sweet. |
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