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Paleogaps
Topic Started: Feb 4 2018, 02:31 AM (649 Views)
AlphaX9
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Hey everyone, I’m planning on doing something new on DeviantArt. Me and a few artists are collaborating in a project called “Paleogaps”. It’s a speculative evolution/paleontology type of project. I won’t create another group project like the Xenocene project because it may not get the same attention as the Xenocene project does. Who knows, I might change my mind.

So here’s the premise-
Some people may know that the fossil record is pretty gappy. As most species don’t fossilize after they die. Usually they just decompose or get scavenged. Most organisms are not in the ideal conditions to become a fossil, and even if they do, the fossils could get eroded, weather away, get crushed by tectonics plates, or get molten by the earth’s mantle. Not only that but some animals simply can’t fossilize well due to their physiology. Like having a cartilaginous skeleton or having a soft body. Not to mention that some areas of the world are simply too difficult to access when fossil hunting; like japan’s tree covered mountainous terrain or the hundreds of feet of thick ice in the Antarctic. So the vast majority of everything that has ever existed are unknown to us because they’ve never been fossilized. Fortunately paleontologists have a good idea about how the past was based on what we’ve discovered so far. So on Discord, we discuss, speculate, and draw possible animals and plants that existed in earth’s history. However we’re working with our timeline and not an alternate universe.

So this is what we’re creating for this project
- Transitional forms
- new species from already existing groups
- new entire groups of organisms that are related to already existing ones

#speculativeevolution #Paleontology #Paleogaps
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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AlphaX9
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Is anyone interested in participating?
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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Me.Sadly i don't have a DA account,or ar least i have a lost one.I can help you with some ideas.PM me
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AlphaX9
Feb 4 2018, 09:53 AM
Is anyone interested in participating?
I'll think about it...
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Avisia, an island archipelago isolated for over 88 million years, and is know home to megafaunal birds, mekosuchine crocodiles, and many relics. (currently in infancy)
Read here: http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/8192410/2/#new

Deviantart: https://mynameisnotdave23.deviantart.com/
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seems interesting I know a bit about the eocene so if you can give me some details sure
Astarte an alt eocene world,now on long hiatus but you never know
Fanauraa; The rebirth of Aotearoa future evo set in new zealand after a mass extinction
coming soon......a world that was seeded with earth´s weridest
and who knows what is coming next...........

" I have to know what the world will be looking throw a future beyond us
I have to know what could have been if fate acted in another way
I have to know what lies on the unknown universe
I have to know that the laws of thee universe can be broken
throw The Spec I gain strength to the inner peace
the is not good of evil only nature and change,the evolution of all livings beings"
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Feb 4 2018, 10:05 AM
Me.Sadly i don't have a DA account,or ar least i have a lost one.I can help you with some ideas.PM me
Do you think you can create an account? Plus we’re on Discord so you can join there too
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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Archeoraptor
Feb 4 2018, 12:07 PM
seems interesting I know a bit about the eocene so if you can give me some details sure
What kind of details do you need?
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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"A living paradox"
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so what is the discord and DA group and basically that
Astarte an alt eocene world,now on long hiatus but you never know
Fanauraa; The rebirth of Aotearoa future evo set in new zealand after a mass extinction
coming soon......a world that was seeded with earth´s weridest
and who knows what is coming next...........

" I have to know what the world will be looking throw a future beyond us
I have to know what could have been if fate acted in another way
I have to know what lies on the unknown universe
I have to know that the laws of thee universe can be broken
throw The Spec I gain strength to the inner peace
the is not good of evil only nature and change,the evolution of all livings beings"
"
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Enjoying our azure blue world

Sounds interesting. Do you guys have anything up on deviantart yet?
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Feb 4 2018, 06:00 PM
Sounds interesting. Do you guys have anything up on deviantart yet?
I’ve created 5 creatures so far, and the other artists are following suit. I’ll create the group tonight
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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Feb 4 2018, 05:44 PM
so what is the discord and DA group and basically that
I can share with you guys the Discord link. However the group is yet to be made. I’ll start it tonight
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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Count me in! Xenocene has gotten stale for me, since its been streamlined.
Current Projects:
Alien Earth
Ultimate Pangea

Potential Future Projects
Future of the North Star: TBD

My DA Page: https://terraraptor.deviantart.com/
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https://paleogaps.deviantart.com

Here’s a link for DeviantArt

https://discord.gg/9AQqdvy

And here’s the Discord link
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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Count me in!
My Projects:
The Neozoic Redux
Valhalla--Take Three!
The Big One



Deviantart Account: http://elsqiubbonator.deviantart.com

In the end, the best advice I could give you would be to do your project in a way that feels natural to you, rather than trying to imitate some geek with a laptop in Colorado.
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Feb 5 2018, 09:05 AM
Count me in!
I sent an invite on DA
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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