Era 3: The Skavounian Period
There was no notable events during this era. The climate remained relatively stable.
This era was so named due to the first signs of life emerging out of the ocean. The
Tidal Skavoun was the first known creture to do so. It still remained pretty close to the water consuming the corpses of washed up creatures.
The
Sun Drifter might occasionally wash up on shore and even survive for a while, but without a way to return to the water, it would eventually dry up. Most Sun Drifters remained in the ocean, but would spend most of their time bobbing on the surface.
The battle for top predator continued. The
Cutter and the Vampira Stomachus attempted different strategies. The Cutter developed the first evidence of eyes. This allowed it to see food or threats and react before bumping into something. Many times another creature’s first sign that the Cutter was near would be the feeling of a claw digging into them.
The
Vampira Stomachus improved its stomach. This allowed it to better handle the differing types of food it might eat. The energy gained meant the Vampira Stomachus spent less time seeking food overall. So it spent less time in dangerous situations and more time reproducing.
The
Stabber and the
Vampira Major went extinct due to competition from their descendants.
The two top predators continued to maintain fairly even numbers.
In the shallows, a localized region that might be named The Clanessia Killing Zone developed. In shallow, low-turbulence areas that were shaded by
Peregrinors and
Haptors, the
Slimer Secondus continued to do well. Pieces of corpses fell from above, supplementing the lack of sunlight the Slimer Secondus received. The
Artropodia Clanessia lived mostly in this area. However, though it still did not actively hunt, any wandering creature that miss understood the danger, quickly found its death in this area due to the claws and poison spiked masses. This steady stream of corpses provided for the Slimer Secondus and Artropodia Clanessia. Increasing both their numbers. Occasionally, a Cutter might try its hand at hunting in the area, but it was risky. Even if it could manage a kill, it could only eat so much before retreat was needed.
The
Artropodia Milarca could no longer survive in the increasingly hostile environment and went extinct. Additionally, the
Oronger was no longer able to survive on the surface long enough to reproduce and went extinct.
The
Artropodia Nessia had an increasingly hard time avoiding predation and the Artropodia Clanessia inhabited the best areas already.
The
Tailus Bentus also occupied this region. Nibbling on Slimer Secondus it used its electric sense to avoid running into the Artropodia Clanessia or the occasional predator.
Slimer Stabilius was not usually located in the area because of Slimer Secondus having a better growth speed in the low sunlight area. However, in faster currents where Slimer Secondus could not hold on well and sunlight was more plentiful, the Slimer Stabilius did well.
The
Slimer finally went extinct. No more of the original species remained alive on the planet.
The
Clawer Pheremoni continued to do well, but was found more often near the Slimer Stabilius instead of the Clanessia Killing Zone.
The
Passenger continued to do well living on various creatures, mostly other plankton eating ones. The Artropodia Clanessia success increased the Passenger's numbers. The
Tendrilled Passenger did well also, but was more often found on predators. It supplemented its energy supply by stealing it from others.
Found above all this action and in the open ocean,
Tailus Smellus continued to thrive.
The
Sun Drifter could be found bobbing on the surface. Peregrinor and Haptors continued to do well also. The
Sea Drifter found it harder as the best plankton zones were now shaded from above by the Sun Drifter.
The
Webed Eater out-performed its ancestor the
Barbed Eater. It found plentiful food among the Sun Drifters, Tailus, and Tailus Smellus. Its ability for a quick pounce allowed it to no longer rely soley on getting bumped into.
The
Floater Eater finally went extinct, unable to survive against predation.
The
Tailus was starting to struggle. The competition from the Tailus Smellus had already reduced its numbers, and now the increased predation made the Tailus quite scarce.
In the cold shallows, the
Orophulas continued to do well. It was joined by the
Oratros. The Oratros started eating more of the green plants that grew plentiful in the area and less on the plankton.
The
Frozen Slimer was now only one of two such food supplies. It began having more of its prime growing areas shaded by the cold water loving
Indagator. The Indagator was descended from the Peregrinor and was regularly floating near the surface. Its star-like shape providing a green-blue galaxy for the blind Orophulas and Oratros.
In the deep sea, the
Thermal Miner continued to do well. The
Kato Skavoun also continued a comfortable existance, even if still eaten occasionally. The
Altum Comedentis also maintained its population.
The
Kato Toxicanum developed a toxicity to it that prevented it from being eaten as often by the
Altum Carnem, however energy needs kept it from doing well and it struggled to maintain its numbers.
The
Introvaas was the first deep sea creature that stayed above the deep sea floor. It slowly drifted in the dark waters for safety, occasionally swimming up to get better access to plankton.
Artropodia Clanessia gets Milarqui a +1 gene for its success.
Indagator gets Lord_Iggy a +1 gene for its success.
@ SouthernKing: Your goal seemed to be better access to the surface so I gve the Sun Drifter Water Retention. Lungs or Gills would be better suited to improve a species efficiency in movement and increase size since O2 or CO2 wouldn't need to be absorbed directly through the skin anymore. General respiration is assumed to occur through the skin as needed.
@ Somebody: I thought I had something to tell two people, but I can't seem to remember what the other thing was.
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Right now thou most species are way simple and versatile to go massively extinct.
