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| Ecology of the Exinogene; A guide to the geography, ecology, and biology of the future | |
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| Beetleboy | Mar 3 2017, 12:08 PM Post #1 |
neither lizard nor boy nor beetle . . . but a little of all three
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Ecology of the Exinogene Period This is not to act as a field guide to future species, but rather focuses on the bigger picture. The amount of research I have put into this project is more than I've ever done before, to create something that I hope will be detailed and realistic. What I want from this project is something that embraces every aspect of the world, with as much effort put into the geography and climate as there is put into the animals. I don't want to write about species, unless it is a really unique and notable one. Instead, in this I am going to discuss the evolution of groups as a whole. Ecology will play a major role in this, as I want to follow the evolution of not just species, but the evolution of a group, of an ecosystem, of Earth itself. I think this is to be key to understanding and creating plausible organisms, to see it not as a creature on its own, but something that is dependant and interlinked with everything around, the ecosystem, the Earth, the climate, and the geography. The Exinogene is a 53 million year long time period that goes from the end of the Holocene, to the Imeracene. Through this time period, I am going to look at how the continents move and the climate changes, and how this has effects on the organisms. I will follow the evolution of ecosystems and groups, looking at how they interlink and compete with each other. To create an in-depth and believable future world, this is not just going to be about large animals, as you often see. We will look at the evolution of flora, fungi, and invertebrates from mites to cephalopods. All of these are interlinked and create a complex world that hopefully will increase in depth and diversity as time goes on. This project is the culmination of years of thought about future evolution, and experimenting with largely unsuccesful projects. It is a project that fulfils all of my interests, from geography to ecology, zoology to evolution. I hope that you enjoy it. *** Our journey through time and evolution begins in the Holocene, with the Yellostone eruption and the extinction of Homo sapiens. From there, we move on through the Polycene, as the world slowly begins to warm up from geographical and climatic events, then on into the Thermacene, in which we see the evolution of many new and revolutionary groups. Finally, we shall end our journey in the Imeracene, a world where the ice caps are non-existant, and Earth is experiencing a hothouse climate. The Exinogene Period is a time characterised by its warm climate, and slow build up to the formation of a new Pangaea, beyond the scope of this project. Many radical evolutionary changes appear during this period, in both flora and fauna. Both the land and sea are changing fast, in a flurry of new adaptations. The Exinogene is an interesting period to look at due to its high amount of diversity - its hot climate and lack of any major extinction events allowed for a large biomass to appear. There were other contributing factors too, such as Antarctica drifting away from the pole, allowing for its previously inhospitable land to be colonised by a wide range of species. This biodiverse, changing, dynamic world is the one that we shall look at. We will look first at the geography and geological time scale, before moving onto the ecology and the organisms themselves. Welcome to the Exinogene. *** Author's final note: There is a lot more stuff to come. I didn't want to make the introduction too lengthy, because things such as geographical details deserve their own individual posts. Ecology of the Exinogene is to be a long-term project, and will gradually increase in detail and depth. Constructive criticism, comments, questions, and feedback are welcome. Also, the majority of updates featuring organisms should include, at some point, drawings and possibly diagrams. I kind of need a map(s) as well, if anybody is willing eventually, but that can wait for now. Catalogue of Major Revisions & Changes Here every time there are major changes or something is revised in the project, it will be catalogued here along with the date of the change. Contents - Ordered By Subject Contents - Ordered By Epoch |
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| IIGSY | Mar 8 2017, 04:53 PM Post #46 |
A huntsman spider that wastes time on the internet because it has nothing better to do
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If you've seen my project (I'm sure you have), then you'll know that I do species samples of various regions. Maybe you could do a large sample of invertebrates from a certian region that might not deserve their own posts. |
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Projects Punga: A terraformed world with no vertebrates Last one crawling: The last arthropod ARTH-6810: A world without vertebrates (It's ded, but you can still read I guess) Potential ideas- Swamp world: A world covered in lakes, with the largest being caspian sized. Nematozoic: After a mass extinction of ultimate proportions, a single species of nematode is the only surviving animal. Tri-devonian: A devonian like ecosystem with holocene species on three different continents. Quotes Phylogeny of the arthropods and some related groups In honor of the greatest clade of all time More pictures Other cool things All African countries can fit into Brazil
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| Tartarus | Mar 9 2017, 01:36 AM Post #47 |
Prime Specimen
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The Mediterranean flamingo was described quite well. I can easily imagine something like that evolving in the future. |
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| Beetleboy | Mar 9 2017, 02:13 AM Post #48 |
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Yes, I was planning something like that. Thanks! |
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| Dr Nitwhite | Mar 10 2017, 02:00 PM Post #49 |
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This is wonderful, I've finally gotten around to a readthrough. Tremendous work! |
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| Beetleboy | Mar 10 2017, 02:03 PM Post #50 |
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Thank you very much Nitwhite! |
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| IIGSY | Apr 14 2017, 06:19 PM Post #51 |
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Is this project still active. |
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Projects Punga: A terraformed world with no vertebrates Last one crawling: The last arthropod ARTH-6810: A world without vertebrates (It's ded, but you can still read I guess) Potential ideas- Swamp world: A world covered in lakes, with the largest being caspian sized. Nematozoic: After a mass extinction of ultimate proportions, a single species of nematode is the only surviving animal. Tri-devonian: A devonian like ecosystem with holocene species on three different continents. Quotes Phylogeny of the arthropods and some related groups In honor of the greatest clade of all time More pictures Other cool things All African countries can fit into Brazil
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| Yiqi15 | Apr 14 2017, 06:44 PM Post #52 |
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Most likely. Beetle's probably working on other projects. |
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Current/Completed Projects - After the Holocene: Your run-of-the-mill future evolution project. - A History of the Odessa Rhinoceros: What happens when you ship 28 southern white rhinoceri to Texas and try and farm them? Quite a lot, actually. Future Projects - XenoSphere: The greatest zoo in the galaxy. - The Curious Case of the Woolly Giraffe: A case study of an eocene relic. - Untittled Asylum Studios-Based Project: The truth behind all the CGI schlock - Riggslandia V.II: A World 150 million years in the making Potential Projects - Klowns: The biology and culture of a creepy-yet-fascinating being My Zoochat and Fadom Accounts - Zoochat - Fandom | |
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| CaledonianWarrior96 | Apr 14 2017, 06:45 PM Post #53 |
An Awesome Reptile
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It's only been inactive for a month. I've got projects I haven't even touched this year that are still on |
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Come check out and subscribe to my projects on the following subforums; Future Planet (V.2): the Future Evolution of Life on Earth (Evolutionary Continuum) The Meuse Legacy: An Alternative Outcome of the Mosasaur (Alternative Evolution) Terra Cascus: The Last Refuge of the Dinosaurs (Alternative Evolution) - Official Project - Foundation The Beryoni Galaxy: The Biologically Rich and Politically Complex State of our Galaxy (Habitational Zone) - Beryoni Critique Thread (formerly: Aliens of Beryoni) The Ecology of Skull Island: An Open Project for the Home of King Kong (Alternative Universe) The Ecology of Wakanda: An Open Project for the Home of Marvel's Black Panther (Alternative Universe) (Click bold titles to go to page. To subscribe click on a project, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "track topic" on the bottom right corner) And now, for something completely different
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| Beetleboy | Apr 15 2017, 09:30 AM Post #54 |
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Yeah I'm still planning on working on this, and probably rewriting the first Antarctica post. I'm focusing my attention on Reefworld at the present moment. |
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| LλmbdaExplosion | Jul 11 2017, 04:08 AM Post #55 |
Vieja Argentea the oscar cichlid
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Wow.So the climate is basically back to the Eocene of old days?
Edited by LλmbdaExplosion, Jul 11 2017, 04:09 AM.
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However, this project needs a lot more content and work before it could be pinned.
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