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>>30127142
with better chemical detection the fleg found that if they released certain hormones they could communicate basic messages (food here, get back this is my nest) to others around them.

other time surface glands developed and a more complex system of messages (we should move to a different location, this meat is poisonous) arose. while not quite there the starts of a group mentality is developing.

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That was the timeline for the Felg starting species.

Here is the timeline for the Burz starting species.

>>30127142
Are there any plans to create a timeline for the plants too as they evolve?

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Felgs adapted to different Durrd lineages show three distinct morphs. Some morphs tend to help their host by giving it some extra senses, as other Felg varieties tend to do this. Some Felgs do alter the behaviours of their host. Males are made more agressive, while females made more social, helping to spread the parasites. The third lineage uses unsuccessful Durrd to transfer to Scralls to use them as incubators for their offspring.

>>30127142
sweet jesus this is my kind of thread. Mr. GM, are you a bio major?

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>>30127142

Mastering the art of clinging to trees, the Scrall have hardened their tree anchoring by developing small two toes claw grips.

>>30127272
This is a group project

>>30127272

GM from the first thread here. No, I'm not, just an enthusiast.
We have had bio majors contribute to previous threads before, which always has fantastic results.

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>>30126824
Crawl Scralls continue the development of their limbs. Some of them begin to specialize, moving back for propulsion while those in the front become crude weapons.

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>>30127142
A better thread starter, either way, somebody should drop the archive link of the previous thread
Pic related - Some of the previous species that emerged, There are SOO many more though that emerged

can the species mate with a different species to form a hybrid?

>>30127419
This is evolution

>>30127419
No, this isn't how biology work.

>>30127419
Hybrids are sterile, so its irreverent to evolution

http://client01.chat.mibbit.com/?channel=%23EVO&server=irc.thisisnotatrueending.com
This is the IRC we've been using, Hop on by

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>>30127387
Where other Scrall developed legs to help move around various environments

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>>30127142
>>30127231
Finally, here are the Skrelp.

>>30127432
Well there are a lot of species out there that can hybridize. It can lead to new species, it can lead to fitness loss and genetic degradation, and sometimes it emerges periodically as an answer for an environmental chalange (in this case hybrids deal with it better).
Even humans created hybrids with other contemporary hominids.

>>30127532

They'd have to be very similar.

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>>30127231
In order to protect itself some Aqlurz's skin grows hard on its back and belly. Not hindering its ability to move but adding enough protection from predators

>>30127532
So, would the hybrids here be limited by their starting ancestor? As in, only Skrelp descendants can hybridise with Skrelp descendants?

>>30127532

There can be inter-breeding between species that share an ancestor, but no cross-breeding.

>>30127568
Yep, of course. Thank god for that or we would already have furries roaming everywhere.

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>>30125834
The behemoth's feeding gullet reach the apex of it's size. Mouth become more complex.

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>>30126022

As the numbers of Durrds increases, so does competition. More and more often, durrds have to fight for their kills against other members of their species, as swarms of them descend upon prey killed off by the venom of the initial attacker.

Because of this competitive pressure, a lineage of durrds emerges that has specialized into stealing kills of other durrds, as well as quickly flying away with it's own kills. Both of these maneuvers are possible due to the grasping claws these durrds have developed on their two hind legs, as well as due to their streamlined, and agile body shape. They are also slightly larger than other durrds.

These durrds often hide in the fern foliage, monitoring their environment with their keen eyes. Upon spotting either vulnerable prey, or a kill of an other durrd, these fast hunters burst from their hiding place, and snatch the kill with their limbs, and if necessary, bite it with their venomous beak in order to quickly subdue the prey.

Their bigger bodysize, and more energy consuming hunting methods make these durrds somewhat less active than other durrd species. They spend large majority of their time hiding within fern plants, in order to consume less energy while they wait for the next opportunity to feed.

>>30127595
It depends on their genetic distance from each other, possible reproductive isolation etc.

>Arigan

This is the planets name

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>>30127249
Here's the plants.

It'll be difficult to keep track of all of the species but so long as they're added to the timelines as soon as they're created, it shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

Also, can I suggest some more variants of the Thungus, preferably non-poisonous? I know it's tempting to make every plant dangerous and lethal but how can herbivores thrive without food and how can carnivores thrive without herbivores?

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>>30127527
This chart is all wrong, it goes like this;

>>30127231
Someone should do a new (armor)
I see no reason why they would die out

>>30127851
new Emburz* (armor)

>>30127831
Feel free to do so. I'm not the lord of plants or anything
>Ponders the method of becoming Lord of Plants

>>30127833
Not 'all wrong' but thanks for the correction.

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>>30126699
As Sand Scralls dig more and more, they adapt by having hardened plates on their facial limbs.

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>>30127833
Continuing from the Double 'paddle' line which didn't seem to be going anywhere...

The fins, now directly related to propulsion, besome thin and webbed, light and much better at their new job.

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>>30127659
A felg strain adapted to the hunter durrd appears. Living a solitary lifestyle, only one felg is present on any given hunter durrd, it enhances its hosts sensing of the surrounding environment.

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>>30127621
Over an age and a half, the tongue becomes more muscular, so that the Pelican Behemoth's large mouthfuls of food can have assistance in getting down its throat.

>>30127659
Nad, you glorious bastard.

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>>30127973
The 'trunk' shrinks and widens, making it more effective for 'hoovering' up plankton and edible debris from the rocks and reefs.

Captcha: Became Zherenc. A new species name perhaps?

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>>30127231
A new evolution was found, a walkurz, s a evolution from the original burz. it features a pair of legs it uses to walk on the ground and grab prey. it also features claws it uses to attack other species while in the air. This species coloration tells would-be predators to "back the fuck up before you get smacked the fuck up" because its skin is poisonous to touch and when killed the poison doubles in potency.

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The Juice Thungus is a brand new breed, although it follows the same principles as the Ambush Thungus. Drawing animals near with the beads of sweet-tasting nectar it exudes from its stem, it allows its spores to rain down on the creature's chitin. From that point on, the beast will spread the creature's spores wherever it goes, allowing for the Juice Thungus to spread.

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A time of change falls upon the planet christened "Arigan". The climate of the world slowly shifts, and seemingly endless torrents of rain fall upon our humble corner of the world.
This has the effect of greatly raising the water level, such that what were once isolated pools have become connected in a great swamp. In time this may even herald the creation of a shallow freshwater sea.

How do the organisms, both flora and fauna, adapt to this changing world?

>>30128333

Two pairs of extra limbs, claws and poison are far too many evolutions for one post, especially when they've no immediate, logical reason to gain them.

Evolution is a marathon, not a sprint.

>>30128006
The Durrd have evolved a series of pores that emit a gas with identical properties to their the emit from their beaks venom. Durrds often use this venom as a chemical to sense suitable mates. Those they seem unworthy often will end up as the Durrds next meal

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>>30128375
Last descendant of the Longfangs, this creature with serrated mandibules continues to prowl the ever-larger seas for more preys.

>>30128375
Hmm... Do we have a size-comparison chart of the species thus far?

>>30128381
Or as one scientist put it, "evolution is a tinkerer, not an engineer". In other words, it works with what's present as opposed to creating new stuff out of the blue.

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>>30128407
Forgot image

Saw this thread, Oh i've missed these kinds of games!

>>30128375
The enlargement of wet habitats enchanted the value of semi-symbiontic Felg strains. Predators and their prey alike benefit from the extra sensory organs the Felg lean to them. Phoresy becomes even more common for Felgs to utilize, as the size of possible habitats increase.

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>>30122909
Horrid artwork, hopefully somebody can understand what I'm getting at and clean it up.

With the recent shift in environment, a population of the multi-proboscised Skrelp have found a much more satisfying and nutritious food source in larger terrestrial creatures. They have increased in size and formed rudimentary grasping tentacles for grabbing prey and wrestling them into their mouths.

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>>30127579
To deal with the rising waters the Aqlurz grows larger (it was the size of a barracuda now its the size of a smallish shark) moving its fins forward and gaining a even more muscular tail

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>>30128375
With larger, more dangerous prey roaming the waters, these Felg (I have no idea what the line is now called) have had to grow larger, and focus their tentacles forward, to ensnare and even crush the Longfangs and Aqlurz.

>>30128677
Oh lord, if this continues we're gonna have Reapers.

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>>30128375
Some Thungus shrink to a smaller size, floating along the surface of the water and sending spores to be carried by the tides.

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>>30128718
they then grow very small, weak legs to support them as they attack in this position

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>>30127312
this is >>30127272

I'm a senior bio major, and the possibilities are blowing my mind. Can't believe i didn't click on these threads in the past.
I assume from what i've seen that we're sticking to basic invertebrates/arthropods.

>>30128100
>>30128375
An abundance of food has provided strong sexual selection towards (slightly) larger Pelican Behemoths with a tail to aid in thrust when chasing prey!

Is this too much or okay?

>>30128939

That's spot on, man, thanks for playing.

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>>30128440
>>30128375
With the occasions of the water level rising, Many Durrd went to higher ground, Though formidably cooler an environment, Most duurd adapted by growing hairs on their body to preserve heat

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>>30128108
With more and more predators about, camouflage is essential. A few also develop a spiny set of armour, perfect for makign predators think twice.

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>>30128821
Surfin' Arigan

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The Fanburizo has adapted to the brand new storm in its own way, even as many of its old habitats are washed away. Its wings have become rigid and oily so that it can withstand the constant battering of its wings by the great rain.

In addition to this, due to so many of its nest being washed away, the Fanburizo has abandoned small Thungi entirely and only nests in the tallest Thungi it can find, unlikely to be washed away by the stormy weather.

>>30128939
>I assume from what i've seen that we're sticking to basic invertebrates/arthropods
The behemoth and fish-like lineages do have a skeleton.

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>>30128939
Symbiotic strains of Felg evolve eye like structures. Furthermore their distribution on the host becomes more optimal for scanning the environment for prey and dangers. The chemical communication becomes more sophisticated.

>>30128108
The 'Hoover Skrelps' develop a rudder-like tail that helps them to quickly change direction at high speeds.

>>30129208
Drawing please

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>>30129033
Because of this adaptation and lack of shelter the Fanburizo has become a social Animal allowing packs of 10-20 to nest in one tall thungus with 1 alpha-male and his mates. The alpha-male grew larger and grew sharp spikes on their tails to protect his thungus and females.

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>>30129033
as a result ofnesting in the tallest Thungis, many Fanburizos get blown out by strong winds. as a result, they grow barbed tails (?) to hold onto the Thungi during storms.
i'm not good at art, but this should get the idea across

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>>30129208
Oops.

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While many Fruit Ferns have been swept away, the survivors are the ones that grew abnormally tall and proud, towering above all others. Unfortunately, this means that its pungent and acrid fruits are out of reach to most herbivores.

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>>30128936
These new 'Crelb' begin to grow more legs, replacing their old tendrils as they scutter along the swamp-floor.

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>>30127659
>>30128375

With the water level risen many Durrd develop longer hind legs to increase the distance between themselves and the water. Sepecializing in grabbing debris or prey floating on or near the surface they quickly escape with their catch and feed in the saftey of their ferns.

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>>30128683
The Aqlurz have slowly delved deeper, Developing a bioluminescence from their to draw in prey, It also provides lighting for sight for the creature themselves

>>30129390
Durrd splitting again, Long legs and furry bodies

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>>30129273
The Female Fanburizo has adapted her colors in order to blend in with the Tall Thungus and water

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>>30129295
The Hoover skrelps' trunk grows a baleen- like plate over part of it, to more easily catch plankton etc. in open water.

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>>30129088
ah, i was confused. Segmented body plans usually mean exoskeletons.
SWEET. Arms race mode engage - Prey species, step your game up. Pelican Behemoths have symbiotes, sweet. (>>30129181)
As a result of the symbiosis, the pelican behemoth has more streamlined fins/body plan.

Again, let me know if this seems like too much.

>>30129733
Seems fine to me really,

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>>30129273
>>30129289
>>30129524
While the male Fanburizo possess the more cumbersome and dangerous spikes on their tails used for ritual mating duels with rival males and for lacerating their prey, the female Fanburizo have smaller, more vicious barbs on their tails used for carefully handling their eggs and for preening themselves and their alpha male of any parasites. Both genders use these new tail additions to assist them in clinging to Thungi during storms.

Also, male Fanburizo get some wicked cranial markings.

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>>30129360
Crelg over time have grown more legs and a thicker shell, They can now spring their heads back and forth within this shell

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>>30128372
Like the Fruit Fern, the Juice Thungus suffered a sorry fate. The smaller breeds were washed away while the taller ones managed to survive. These towering Juice Thungi are a favourite home of the Fanburizo, who enjoy feeding their young with the red nectar that it secretes.

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>>30128375
With the water rising, the sand scralls adapt a more amphibious lifestyle, burrowing themselves in the wet sand AND returning to the water to move around to find new preys.

Out of curiosity, what creatures here are actually herbivores at all?

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>>30130445
>>30129355
>>30129006
With plants growing upwards and 'meat' based competition skyrocketing, some durrd Evolved shorter curled herbivourous beaks to hook berries from tallers trees

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>>30129355
With taller trees, taller legs are needed.

>>30130630

Do these have tiny babby hindlegs?

>>30130706
Seems like so, perhaps you can evolve them a little?

>>30130706
Looks like it. Guess its a continuation of the pseudo-limvs from earleir gens.

>>30130729
Quadrupeds!

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>>30129733
The Behemoth begins growing a longer tongue, and uses this new feature as a lure, to draw in smaller swimming creatures. Om nom nom nom.

>>30130445
From what I can tell, out of the current evolutions...

>>30129714
>>30129010
>>30130630

So, not that many. And all in the Felg line.

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>>30130445
>>30127200
With the sudden flood of the land-dweller's domain, the Falgo population has exploded even further. Developing a second set of blunt teeth for chewing and gnawing on the mycelium of rooted and floating Thungus alike, they feast on any vegetation they can find, from fallen berries to gnarled roots. These little critters are thriving and swarming over everything, frequently choking the water their numbers when there aren't enough predators to cull them.

>>30130810
Scelp you mean,
Also>>30130547
the Durrds are now Herbivourous (well those of that strain)

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>>30130630
If the trees get taller, than these grazers need to get longer mouth parts. A trunk to make any pachyderm proud.
You'll also notice a longer tail. This serves as a stand while the creature eats. The legs are too complex for now, and so a simpler solution is devised. Currently, I imagine them as naught but dead weight.

Does anyone have the updated evolutionary tree diagrams? I'm interested in seeing which lines have stagnated.

>>30131037
As a tag-along, can we get some names on the next set? its starting to get a bit confusing.

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>>30130844
some Falgo begin to develop small wing-like opposable appendages near their face. they don't allow for true flight, but during windy storms they can now ride the wind up to higher elevations for shelter/food.

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>>30128683
>>30129434
While some evolution of Aqlurz went to the deep sea-beds gaining deep sea sight to couple with this small shark size, like the deep Aqlurz, other Aqulurz migrated to the upper water. They adapted to the upper waters with thier colors sporting a light blue bottom to blend in with the sky from below and a dark blue to confuse diving predators. This adaptation allows them to stay in upper waters and sneak up on prey they also gained live birth eliminating the need to lay eggs

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>>30130630

The evolutionary pressure from predators, along with competition for food, caused a new lineage of felgs to emerge. These hopping felgs developed stronger legs, that allowed them to flee from predators faster than other felgs, via hopping. Their tails became stiffer and heavier, helping them to balance their swift hops. Their back limbs also developed into small graspers, that allow these felgs to transport food, like berries, to their hiding holes.

They get berries from trees by hopping high towards the berry branches, and grabbing the branch with their tongue, thus bringing the whole branch, along with the berries, to ground level, for easy harvesting.
Usually, these felgs dig their hiding hole within a fern grove, and form a small territory around it, which they guard ferociously against other felgs. Territorial disputes are settled with intimidation displays, involving swinging one's tail towards the other, and clapping the grasper hands together repeatedly.

This clapping is the main form of communication of these felgs (clappers?), and during maiting season, the fern groves are filled with clapping as felg males try to intimidate others off their territory, while also trying to attract females. Males gather piles of berries, which they guard while aggressively clapping and shooing off other males, who might try to steal these berries.

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>>30130769
>>30130769
The symbiotic strains develop better receptor organs. Equipped with more advanced eyes and chemical detection, the Behemoth has eyes and noses everywhere, giving it a clear information about its surroundings.

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>>30129390

The long legged Durrd have had moderate success by scavenging debris and small prey from the surface of the water. As a result the long legged Durrd have once again increased their leg size to grasp even deeper prey. But their growing body size makes the already fairly lethargic Durrd to become increasingly more economic about it's movement.

The new tall Fruit Ferns make perfect perching grounds for the long legged Durrd. From the tall Fruit Ferns the Long Legged Durrd can survey the water for prey. By it's keen eyes the Long Legged Durrd can be the first predator on the scene when the Fruit Fern drops it's fruit into the water, which results in a flurry of herbivores desperate to feast on the meal.

But the life on the Fruit Ferns has it's dangers, and a new pair of eyes allows the Long Legged Durrd to access that danger much more easily.

>>30131621
They're Evolved from Screlp, Not Felg

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>>30128683
>>30129434
>>30131495
Another off-breed was produced to be a bigger predator in the water. gaining side fins that can squeeze close together or open wide to slow the Aqlurz down or send the aqlurz flying forward prey.

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>>30131621
Very nice use of the hind legs.

>>30131746
Yeah, we call him Nad. He's awesome like that.

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>>30127142
An updated Felg Evolutionary Tree

>>30131672
>>30130547
Hmm , what might a hybrid of those two Durrd types look like? Their range and habitat overlaps , and they are closely related.

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Posting the evolution trees I've got up.

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>>30130769
Befitting it's new luring feature, the Behemoth adapts to a new method of hunting. Its colouration slowly hits the hue/saturation dials until it blends in with the mud. It covers itself in mud like a flounder, then strikes like a alligator snapturtle.

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>>30132072
Canniburz were falling behind. So, a strong pair of pincers grew, to hold and attack their prey.

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>>30128375
With the increase in predators, speed become of the essence as more and more former preys become faster and more agile in the ever-larger oceans.

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>>30132459
Sorry, all of the samples from those images are shrunken down.

I've recreated what you've made, at a standard resolution.

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>>30130133
The Fanburizo males begin to get an expansion to their cranial markings, becoming chitinous "cheekbones". These are brilliantly coloured, in order to impress mates. If a male is suitably impressive, he may draw many ladies to him, thus ensuring that the most wild riotous colourations get passed down through the genetic lines.

bump

If you need any images from the old thread which 404'd, they're available on the Foolz archive.

http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/30120353

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>>30131621
eventually they grew a forked tongue for finer grasping of branches. in addition their tongues are now strong and firm enough to lift their body weight, allowing it to be used like a grappling hook to climb trees and such.

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>>30133101
Rough Scales of the creatures so far
Some creatures not to scale

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>>30132589
To escape the large Burz creatures who prey on it, the Canniburz has developed the ability to spray a cloud of spores/smoke from its tail.

>>30130357

But not all small Juice Thungus were washed away. With an expanded, concave cap some have done away with most of their stalk in favor of floating upon the swampy waters. Large barges of floating mushrooms span out over the swamp, providing cleaner water in their caps that now mixes in their waterbound spores turning the mixture it a sweet reddish nectar.

The "roots" of the Floating Thungus provide a stable platform for the barges to float upon, and are edible to water bound life, while also providing protection in their dense, dark watery forest.

I cannot into drawing, sorry. Also I know that is a lot at once, but plants don't get a lot of love so I figured I'd do a bigger one, and introduce a few new food sources/environments.

>>30127142
>An entire branch has become hairy ball sacks with different colors and pubes
>Some even have faces
>/tg/
>Why am I not surprised.

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>>30130547
Over time the Durrd Species grew thick chubby masses near the points of their tails, Here spikes began to protrude outwards, another source for Durrd venom to excrete

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>>30133419
disregard. compromise to size of snapping turtle

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>>30133265
Over time the Canniburz's first set of limbs fused into the wings

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>>30130396
As the sand scralls become more efficient seashore predators, they must also defend themselves from rivals. Their shells harden and cover more and more of their bodies.

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>>30127505
These limbs soon grow from their rudimentary beginnings, making these scralls twelve-legged, hard-shelled land and shore-dwellers.

>>30130547
>>30131672
What would a hybrid of these 2 Durrds look like?
And act like?
They both inhabit Fruit Ferns, so they might hybridize

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>>30131672

As the Long Legged Durrd continue to rapidly grow, now nearing two feet tall, with the majority of that growth relating to their legs the species finds it more and more costly to fly. As a result the size of their wings relative to the rest of their body has shrunk, leaving the wings good for little more than slowing their descent down from their perch on the tall Fruit Ferns and for mating or territorial displays.

The Long Legged Durrd has taken to walking and climbing to move due to their small wing span and the enormous cost of flight they have begun fishing in the shallows under their trees, feeding and rapidly fleeing to their safe perches. This focus on walking has given the Long Legged Durrd an upright posture.

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>>30132136
For these lurking mud behemoths, competition is fierce and soon they risk overfilling their environments. Nature favor smaller specimens that are quicker and require less food as the behemoth branch splits.

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>>30130769
>>30134696
>as the behemoth branch splits.
Those behemoths who still relied on their immense mouths to feed grows an even larger one, eventually losing the ability to close said mouths.

>>30134306
3 generations apart now, I don't think they'd be able to produce offspring with one another

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>>30130769
>>30134696
>as the behemoth branch splits.
Finally, there are those behemoths who develop stronger, more muscular and flexible tongues, using them to grasp larger preys and swallow them whole

>>30134990
Picture?

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Sharing their home at the top of the Fruit Ferns, and sharing very close ancestry, the Furry Short Beaked Durrd and the Long Legged Durrd have successfully birthed a hybrid. Born with hairs, a short crooked beak, long legs and an omnivorous stomach these Durrd feed mostly from the Fruit Fern's fruit or from carcasses which wash up near the shore. However the offspring are infertile.

>>30135035

Sorry I forgot it, deleted my post and re-uploaded above.

we need plant evolutions!

>>30135031
Over time, the stronger-tongued behemoths began to hunt for creatures among the rocky areas of the sea bed. As a result, their colors lightened somewhat; this helped create a better distraction when ambushing prey. They also developed musculature suitable for quickly springing out of their hidden dens, resulting in the ability to flex at the midesection and near their tails.

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>>30135468
oops, image

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>>30127295
These longuer, more agile limbs allow these creatures to more easily pick off the things that become glued to their carapace as well as enabling them to move around by clinging to surfaces.

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>>30133506
Over time the Durrd of the short legged variety and part of their diets became slightly lighter in their tones,
They lost their thin hairs but small extrusions appeared near their surface, Their First pair of arms formed another 'finger' in their graspers and their 2nd pair of arms shortened into 2 segments. still able to use both pairs of rear legs to travel this gave the durrd the ability of holding a tighter girp on fruits and prey

>>30134090
Fiercely competitive, the sand scralls favor aggression. Forelimb extend to a sharp point to both pierce the shell of rivals as well as other types of scralls, like shore-dwelling Crawl scralls.

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>>30135735
DAMN IT! Forgot the pic.

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With an increase in scrall diversity, their old predator, the scrall-eating Lurz, re-emerge. Larger, stronger and with flexible fangs, able to crush and grind any variety of scralls.

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>>30129355
Some fruit ferns in nutrient-poor environments actually developed their fruit into incredibly poisonous traps. The corpses of the animals that ate the fruit would provide nourishment for young deathfruit ferns.

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>>30131672

Some Long Legged Durrd begin to fish from a top of the floating Thungus. Eventually these Durrd develop a pointed spear, used to impale small water dwellers who reside at the surface.

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>>30134251
To protect themselves from predators, scralls are now fully encased inside a flexible shell safe for their heads, which can now retract inside the shell.

>>30136284

Wow I haven't been paying attention to Scralls for awhile, they're looking pretty badass.

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>>30134621
The Long Legged Duurd eventually lost its wings and gained a longer beak, These were due to a fact that it's long limbs sometimes caused problems reaching towards the food when its graspers could not grab it. its rear two legs are primarily for locomotion

>>30136359
Due to occasional fertile Long-Legged / Short-beaked Furry Herbivorous Duurd hybrids crossbreeding with Long Legged Duurd , there are some long legged Durrds that have hair.

>>30136514
Dude they're like 4 generations away

>>30136514
They hybridized in the past , and the hairiness gene is still around in some Long Legged Duurd.

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I suspect Behemoths were based off these sorts of things you find on old maps.

>>30136577
The Long legged durrd and the haired duurd evolved seperately from the great flood,

>>30136614
Therefore the Gene isn't present in the long haired durrd

>>30136605
It is generally accepted among scholars that the behemoth is a hippo. Despite their placid appearance and generally docile seeming behavior, hippos are very violent when roused to anger. Males dominate other males by raping them and then shitting on them. And by that I mean literally shitting on them.

Do species with no predators evolve because half the Burz have been eating the Fleg of a few thousand years now

>>30136781
The Felg and descendants have evolved against Burz and descendants in a small arms race, Haven't seen any Felg evolutions but i can't think of any currently, Why don't ya stir the felgs a little see what can occur

>>30132475
Adapting sharp lover mandibles allows the FastSkrelp to crack the hard shells of the Scralls.

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>>30136961
forgot pic

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Due to there years of prosperity and the increase of land dwellers the Emburz have grown larger and begun hunting scralls and living in the flowers/fruit of fruit ferns pollinating them

This is >>30128939
Reporting in. Good to see my behemoth have prospered and thrived. I have to depart but I'll definitely be in further threads. This is too much fun for me.

>>30137589

Later man, good evolving with you. This is the Long Legged Durrd guy, I'm headed to bed, see you all in the next thread.

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>>30128375
>>30129355
Many of the Crawl Thungus slowly began adapting to the flooding conditions. Their mycelium grew stronger, and they began seeking out the trunks of the tall fruit ferns and climbing, eventually taking root and slowly feeding off of the trees.

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I hope this is acceptable.
Plant-life was an abundant food source in the oceans. Some Aqlurs branched off, taking advantage of this supply of energy. Their mouth-parts over time became more suited for cutting and grinding the leaves of [spoilers]currently nondescript[/spoilers] aquatic flora.

Trying to play up the invertebrate features of aqlurs. Makes them more interesting than just fish.

>>30135492
Is that a goddamned Gyarados?

>>30138407
yes

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The Perch Berz adapt further to the gathering of pollen, losing their sharpened talons in favour of extra nubs for pollen gathering.
>>30138188
With the increase in Thungus climbing/growing on their homes, Perch Burz have begun eating the Thungus to protect their homes, to supplement their current diet.
By mixing the fungus juice with the collected pollen juice, their territorial slime becomes more of an irritant, becoming more efficient at keeping other creatures away.

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>>30128821
Some of these Dancing Thungus have flourished and grown to a larger size.

>>30128375
>>30133101
With the increasingly flooded conditions, the Hopping Felg are occasionally stranded on their trees, being unable to reach other trees and too ungainly to swim. They have come up with an ingenious method of transportation.
By grasping larger floating Thungus with their hind limbs, they are able to use their strong forelimbs to paddle over to new trees.

>>30139172
Those which don't develop this new behavior simply move to higher ground. Here's a good place for some divergence between the two. Paddler Felg and Highland Felg.

That trunk is their mouth, right? Do they breath through it, or from some other area of their body?

>>30139441

I figured that their trunk was some sort of weird combination of a mouth, a rasp tongue and a fly like proboscis.

>>30139729
Alright. The reason I'm wondering if they breath through their mouth is for using it as a snorkel. That would make aquatic adaptations easy. If not, more creative solutions will be needed.

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>>30135939
The vestigial wings from of the Lurz develop into simple, bony graspers which allow it to latch onto prey, allowing it to attack with both of its mandibles. Lurz have begun to latch onto behemoths, allowing them to feast on the huge creature. The nearly insignificant size of the Lurz (when compared to a behemoth) allow the Lurz to get away with this behavior for the most part.

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>>30139885
Damn jpg. Here's the png file.

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>>30139441
>>30139729
>>30139790
Here's my thought on the Felg Tongue, feel free to alter it if it doesn't make any sense.
The "trunk" of the Felg originated as a form of feeder probiscus, eventually growing more muscular and trunk-like, with a long retractible tongue, somewhat like an anteater.
When they evolved these to be graspers they instead have a second tongue, and by using both in tandem from their muscular trunk, are able to efficiently grab things and pick them up.
So as to the question of whether they breath with them, I'd say yes.
"But Anon," you ask, "if their trunks are their mouths, how do they eat the larger berries?" Well I'm glad you asked Anon, since they developed a tendency to hoard their berries, Felg consume them slowly over time. A combination of letting them go soft and overripe, and using their saliva to break them down into an edible paste.

Sound good?

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>>30138883
Certain Perch Burz have neglected the use of their forelimbs, instead using their lower limbs for gripping onto surfaces. Over time their upper limbs became smaller and weaker, while their lower limbs became more specialised for gripping surfaces and enabling the Burz to swoop on prey, snatching it from either the water's surface or on the ground.

>>30139954
Sounds good for the most part. Maybe instead of the tongues, maybe just a couple muscular projections on either side of the opening, similar to the trunk on an African elephant?

>>30127142
Dammit, I'm late!

Anybody know when's the next one?

>>30140771
Not OP here, but:
Next one? This one's still got a lot of room to grow. If you want to contribute, feel free, not like you have to have been here from the very beginning.
Though admittedly it's slowed right down, because apparently people need to sleep.
So long as contributions make sense, go for your life!

>>30140771
We still have 122 posts and/or 48 images remaining before this thread is done. This is far from done. It's just slowed down since everyone is probably asleep, in class, or at work, depending on the timezone.

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>>30134696
As they get smaller, they need to get faster as well, and the rudimentary legs and more sleek tail fin help with that, catching prey and beating peers to get it.

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>>30133866
Their old limbs begin to ascend to the top of the wing, giving them far more power than before.

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>>30139906
Polydactylism proves beneficial for the new Lurz, givign it a tighter grip.

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>>30140908
>>30141011
Well then, I'll get started.

With all of the predators about, a subspecies of felt develops into a nocturnal breed.
The Nocturnal Felg develops larger eyes to see in the dark, with a beak instead of a proboscis to crack any nuts, or insects that scurry in the night. It's skin darkens and it's grasping arms lengthen to pick up nesting materials.

>>30131621
>>30139172
>>30139441
>>30141613

Oh sweet Thoth, I am so sorry for making that mistake about its lineage. Looks like the name has stuck.

>>30141662
Meh, don't worry about it.

>>30141662
I had actually wondered, but I forget too what it was originally called. Skrelp? These breeds probably need a new name anyway.

>>30141698
Yeah, they're Skrelp. and haven't had a rename since the first gen. I vote we call them, uh...

Skrelit? Skrephant? Heck ,at this point just Skrelg/Felp would work.

>>30141728
How about Frelg? Best of both worlds, really.

>>30141742
Let the retcon begin!

>>30141773
Actually Skrelg, Skrelg works better.

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>>30141613
The Felgin grows a neck (amazing right?), so as to search the forest floor debris for food with more ease. It's skin is baggy to protect the important veins and such within.
It also develops a more advanced voice box in the larger throat. Which can make a series of croaks.

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>>30141400
More and more graspers begin to appear, helpign find little nooks in the behemoth's armour to hold onto.

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Posting updated charts. It's becoming surprisingly obvious which creatures are getting all of the attention. Hell, I'm pretty sure the entire Felg genus has been completely ignored since last update, while the Skrelp and Burz... Well, you can see for yourselves.

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>>30142415

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>>30142429
And yeah, I've made a couple of mistakes - feel free to point out which ones I've missed.

>>30142454
Wow, it really is lacking.
Nad, get over here!

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>>30142478
May as well continue that gliding Felg line.
Larger membrane, so it can ride the winds more effectively.

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>>30142542
>>30130844
>>30131167
While some of the Falgo adapt for the purpose of gliding and flight, others emerge from the water in a different way. Their rudder becomes something like a tail which quickly hardens and callouses, covering the appendage in scales.

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>>30142454
Because I felt sorry for them...

The Lurkr has evolved its small fins into larger, more webbed strustures. Not only do these allow it to float along the currents, but they also act as a sort of grip, wrapping around the eggs of the larger species to not only blend in, but to let it have time to slowly devour the insides.

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>>30142739
>>30142454
And because this anon and I are apparently some sort of hivemind, another strain of Lurkr emerged.

While some breeds leaned towards manoeuvrability and floating through surface area, others moved towards sturdiness and floating through buoyancy. This offshoot's body has developed into a rubbery and durable sphere, with its fins becoming equally elastic tentacles suited to grasping smaller nooks and crannies than its Fin Lurkr cousins. Where the Fin Lurkrs wrap around eggs to blend in, these Plum Lurkrs instead gnaw a hole in the egg to blend in and proceed to force themselves inside it, consuming it from the inside out.

>>30142859
>>30142664

So, are we the /tg/eth collective now, or what?

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The meat scavenging Falgo developed 2 fins on it's side formed from its old tentacles.
Using these fins it is now able to beter outmanouver predators and can use them to faster reach food sources.

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>>30128677
I'm not a remotely good artist, but here's a clean-up of that which is hopefully slightly more editor friendly.

The Felgr, finally walking up on dry land, finds that tentacles on the surface world would only slow it down, as it is being hunted down by its distant cousins, the Felg. Now hunting in packs, the Felgr have become the Fulgrs, a sort of animal that likes to hang in high trees and fall on their prey below. Now growing a bit in size, the Fulgrs' barbed toxic tongue is now able to take down large prey, something that is the equivalent of a small bird or a mouse. For this to happen, the Fulgrs generation have rid themselves of the multi eyed state they were in before, exchanging it for a big red eye that can spot prey as it comes underneath their tree.

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>>30143062
Thanks a bunch!

Speaking of this Skrelp strain, the membrane around the tail has expanded significantly, giving the creature a much needed boost in propulsion.

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>>30143122
Pic

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>>30143134
As befitting their new ambush predator role, the Fulgrs have lost their previous gaping mouth, isntead favouring a single, proboscis like opening in their barbved tongue, for slurping up the pre-digested insides of their poisoned prey.

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>>30133435
Posting two versions of this, one for a standard concave funnel 'shroom and another for a sort of barge 'shroom.

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>>30143640

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>>30143134
>>30143262

cannot unsee cigarette holder

All Fulgrs are now suave british villains played by Terry Thomas.

>>30141260
>>30143640

The Canniburz gradually developed a serrated set of mandibles, perfect for sawing through the flesh of the shroom wherin they make their nests.

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>>30143716
Son of Ra, forgot the p>>30143713
ic.

>>30143728
Little accident with the reply thing, I see.

>>30143713
If anyone can somehow work in the Union Jack onto their colouration without it being gawdy, I will be very happy.

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>>30143015
The Scavenging Falgo slowly developped a pathc of thermo-sensitive cell just beneath the skin of its head. These allow it to 'see' heat, and thus avoid mistaking an inactive predator for a meal.

>>30143741
Reeallly tempted to now.

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>>30143262
The Dropsquid develops a thin webbing between its tentacles, allowing for greater thrust as it swims through Arigen's waters.

Image size increased to leave room for future enhancements.

>>30143838
Give in, you know you cannot resist.

Something, something, something, Darkside.

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>>30143649
The mycelium raft of the Barge Thungus grows only larger, making it able to float more easily. This breed varies massively in size, with the smallest only having a two inch diameter while the largest are almost three feet in diameter. It isn't uncommon for the mycelium of Barge Thungi to become tangled and intertwined, resulting in floating forests of these concave mushrooms.

As a reminder, these Barge Thungi provide multiple sources of sustenances. Their funnel-like shape catches rain water that mixes with the cap's sweet excretions to form a reddish, sugary nectar while the mycelium raft is edible to water-bound herbivores of all shapes and sizes. And then there is the Barge Thungus itself, likely to be eaten whole by larger herbivores.

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And for anyone's who's interested, here's the plant-life timeline.

>>30143989
Reckon we could add just one more variety of plant to the mix? Maybe some kind of grass?

>>30144102
Go nuts!

>>30144102
make it a psychedelic coloured moss instead, RAINBOW CARPET! the planet of LSD!

Oh, and hi Aether. Long time no see.

>>30144148
as in, why don't you start pushing evolution of a grass, Maybe from the ferns?

Just a reminder to people, a bunch of us are hanging out in http://client01.chat.mibbit.com/?channel=%23EVO&server=irc.thisisnotatrueending.com if you want to talk ideas about where to take things.

>>30144155
We do have that purple fern which isn't going anywhere, maybe have that shrink down?

>>30123088
http://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/30120353
>>30144166
Some variants of the Purple Ferns did not emit a deadly neurotoxin and instead started growing shorter in larger clumps, This purple grass was born

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>>30144166
>>30143989
>>30144102
The Pygmy Fern begins to spread across the land, making itself at home in the drier highlands where it is unlikely to be swept away but where there is less nutrition. As a result of this, it has lost much of its size and shrubbery, with only the smaller specimens able to survive.

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>>30144216
forgot the fucking picture

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>>30144228
Over time Depending on the amount of nutrients and sunlight this grass received, differing colour variations occurred,

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>>30144228
>>30144247
More vibrant colours, perhaps as bizzare mutations, begin to flourish. Their colours allow them to harness parts of the colour spectrum not usually utilized by other flora.

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>>30144247
>>30144228
>>30144217
The Pygmy Ferns gradually adapt to match the colour palette of the spreading grasses.

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>>30143861
While the webbing aids the Dropsquid when swimming through the water, when they climb the tree ferns to set up their ambush positions, the fragile membranes get damaged by the rough bark.
In the more tree-heavy areas of the swamp, some Dropsquid have taken to tucking their sensitive swimming membranes into pouches that run along their body.

>>30141209
The rear fins and tail merge into one giant fin, a paddle-like structure that allows for quick getaways from larger predators (like its Behemoth cousins).

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>>30143640
>>30143728
The sudden burst of rival vegetation has made nutrition much rarer for the standard Funnel Thungus. As a result, they begin to get outbred by mutants that are incapable of producing delicious red nectar and don't expend their nutrients attempting such.

In addition to this, cross-contamination of spores with other breeds has resulted in a few interesting mutations and new colourations of Funnel Thungus popping up.

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>>30144644
herp derp derp derp, forgot my picture

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>>30143728
>>30144430

With the new plant life, the Canniburz has gorwn colourful variations too.

As there were a few mistakes and there's been a lot of changes since, here's the new timeline for the plant life so far.

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>>30144847
Forgot to post the actual image. That's annoying.

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>>30130547

Competition for food has caused some Duurds band together into small social groups, whose main method of communication occurs via a pheromone cyst on their backs, that originates from the pores their ancestors used for identifying suitable mates. Their antennae have developed into elaborate sensory organs that can detect these pheromones even across long distances, and thus allow each social group to easily mark their own territory.

These social duurds have developed various new adaptations to their communal lifestyle, most notable of them, being the small tendrils on their abdomen, that excrete glue like substance. This glue is used to construct the nests of these duurds, which themselves are usually made from plant matter, dung and the hairs of the duurds. These duurds have developed shear like pincers that allow them to better cut plant mater, and even their own hairs, when they construct their nests.

The nests of the duurds house both their eggs, and young, along with food the adults gather. The social duurds eat both berries, as well as prey, often snatching away kills of other predators before they can eat them. Usually a nest of duurds houses approximately 10-20 related individuals, along with their young.
Males depart the nest upon reaching maturity, and seek out unclaimed territory where they establish their own nest, where they try attract young female duurds to establish a new brood.

>>30144991
Ooh, social animals.
How long before civilization looms over the horizon?

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>>30142275
Lurz develop long proboscis, which poke around, wrapping around tiny prey, and lapping up blood and flesh of its behemoth hosts.

>>30145101
Hopefully not quite yet.

>>30145131
I agree. I hope that we have a LONG time until civilizations

>>30145169
Mmm, we haven't even reached sapience, let alone sentience.

>>30145101
From the looks of it, far in the future.
We're barely in what is roughly Ariga's Cambrian period; maybe even just out of Precambrian.

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Amidst the torrential rains, many old Fruit Ferns were swept away. In their place, the strongest with the deepest roots and the broadest trunks have thrived.

In addition to that, a new breed has arisen carrying new fruit. Morkfruit Ferns carry the old Morkfruit, which are blue speckled berries with a pungent and acrid flavour. The Brayfruit Ferns carry the new Brayfruit, which are clusters of seeds contained with capsules of orange water-laden pulp, that has a strong nutty taste to it.

Brayfruit is poisonous to all descendants of the Perch Burz.

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>>30127231

The long beaked durrds have also adapted to the changing times, becoming even faster aerial hunters, who can snatch small fliers with their sharp claws straight from the air.

Over time, the venom the ancestors of these hunters used to posses has weakened, as these durrds started favoring more aggressive, and swift hunting tactics, that often involve spearing their victim with their sharp beak, and ripping it apart with their claws.

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>>30144991
In light of this, We've got ALOT of Duurd species, Its time to rename them, I initially was the brainchild behind the first Duurd kind so i've classified the Durrds into more easier to understand names, Their dietry needs and the Evolutionary parents

>>30145495
Where did your Duurd Evolve from this line?

>>30145510

It evolved from one of the earlier, orange ones.
It is not part of that lineage, who first developed gripper feet.

>>30145546
Then you're goign to need to show the gradual change, mate.

There's an earlier post about this somewhere. Soemthing, something, evolution is a tinkerer.

>>30145546
Could you indicate on one of the Larger Burz Evolution trees which one it evolved from,

>>30145605
>>30145600
>>30145546
Looking at the chart, I wouldn't be shocked if it evolved from the original omnivorous Durrd on >>30145510.

It's not that different, just a sleeker shape for darting through the air and longer, thinner wings. No different limbs, same mouth, same eyes, it fits.

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>>30139172
While the Highland Clappers have evolved considerably, the mushroom paddling Swamp Clappers remain comparatively unchanged.
The only major deviation of note so far: webbed feet, more designed to propel their Boat Thungus around.
Behaviour-wise they are quite changed.
>>30143896
While originally a solitary and territorial animal, Swamp Clappers, or Paddlers, have taken to clustering in small family groups on the larger Barge Thungus, jealously guarding their boats from all interlopers, and storing their communal berry hordes inside the mushroom's cap. This is beneficial for the Thungus, as the berries on the bottom are absorbed to feed the Barge.

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>>30144644
>>30144656
The Tailfin Behemud's fin lengthens, forming a cuttlefish-like semi-circular "skirt around it's body. The creature now has the ability to swim both backwards and forwards like its namesake.

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>>30145651
This is the new Durrd Line
Anybody who wishes to work with the Duurd should be advised in using their new names to ease confusion

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>>30145655
Here's a paddler without the 'shroom, for easy alteration.

>>30145189
>>30145169
>>30145131
Much agreed. I'd like to think we're in the late Cambrian, or Carboniferous at the very latest. Oh! The Silurian Period.

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>>30145125
The graspers of the Lurz develop barbs, which allow for an even stronger grip. Lurz which have been swallowed by behemoths quickly grip onto the inside of the Behemoth's mouths and digestive tract, to prevent from being eaten. They rest in these spots, now feasting on the food which the behemoths swallow.

>>30146067
Ewww, tapeworm analogue, or is it the tongue louse?

>>30146202

We are moving to a new thread, we can continue the game there

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>>30129208
The Hoover Skrelp's body fuses into one spinal back. Its long mouth easily catches algae on rocks making it a reliable food source. to make up for its lack of defenses the Hoover plants a hatching of 200+ eggs to ensure its continued survival

>>30143134
>>30143262
These two are Felgr still.
>>30143861
>>30144495
I'm assuming that these are the next gen of the Felgr genepool, correct? Can I see the evolution chart for the Felg evolution please?