... If they're originally omnivorous, they'll start becoming more herbivorous by eating fruits. If they're herbivorous, they'll sooner or later start eating...
... True, but as we discussed earlier, when talking predators, "cursorial" does not seem to easily translate to "sprinter", while "stalker" does. ... I'd like...
... True. The important thing is more that fruit arbros diversify in an area without much competition for the frugivore niche. We're not talking about fruit...
... Oops. Well, I remembered the number 3 at least. :P ... Miracinonyx didn't make it to SA? I wonder what stopped it. Lack open terrain or suitable prey? ... ...
... Still, this does not mean that either Acinonyx or Miracinonyx crossed Beringia. More likely it was their generalized, puma-like ancestor 5 million years...
... We are not talking about an extinct species that has to be dug out of a very specific geological layer to be found. It's a fairly common living creature...
... So you are saying we should change established Spec history, not because there is a mistake or inaccuracy, but for no particular reason whatsoever? Just...
... Griffin is probably the best name I can think of. Most mythos uses giant birds as wise figures, rather than monsters. Hercules fought the Stymphalian...
... From what I can tell from the ice age atlas page, there was still a "knot" of tropical rainforest in Panama and parts of Colombia even during the deepest...
... No, I'm saying there are glaring holes in HE natural history which we can only theorize about, so we don't need a back story for every single time a clade...
I scanned and posted the climate map from my atlas and tried to translate the names of the different regions. You can find it in Photos, in the Miscellaneous...
... The simorgh (or senmurv)? It is not a god in the strict sense - zaroastrism started more or less monotheistic, although some of the more popular Iranian...
... Sorry, does not exist. And if I cut off the question mark and the stuff behind it, Yahoo! tells me "forbidden". ... Hmmm... nice......
David Marjanovic
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Feb 1, 2008 10:05 pm
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... OK. ... Oh. That does help. I suppose it's enough so that I can throw myself into Google tomorrow. It also means we really are dealing with a noun, not a ...
David Marjanovic
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Feb 1, 2008 10:19 pm
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... like what? the lack of Holocene desmostylian-equivilents? the absence of smoocher-analogues in RL ?...
... The extinction of most lineages which aren't associated with mass extinctions or clear faunal replacement, such as Australian placentals, entelodonts,...
... The New World varanids died out at the expected time: when it got cold in the late Miocene. That's also when they died out in Europe. 8 Ma ago we still had...
David Marjanovic
david.marjanovic@...
Feb 2, 2008 12:23 pm
19127
... Okay, problem. If that forest was enough to stop Miracinonyx, how are our griffins going to make it through? -- T....
... I was afraid Yahoo might do that. Well, I'm pretty sure you will be able to open this with no problems: http://xs224.xs.to/xs224/08056/climatemap188.jpg ...
... Thanks, this works. As a general overview it's fine, but unfortunately the "temperate" climates include the subtropical ones. The "snow climates" seem to...
David Marjanovic
david.marjanovic@...
Feb 2, 2008 1:29 pm
19130
... Alright - backing up a bit though, the following groups *did* survive the SA extinction. I haven't read a ton on it, but just some quick googling shows...
... Yeah, I've been thinking about that. Maybe it's more like the relationship between the HE Cheetah and Miracinonyx than a single genus. Basal griffins...
... The borhyaenoids were the least likely ones to survive because they were impacted by any population collapses of their prey and were (unlike the terror...
David Marjanovic
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Feb 2, 2008 5:36 pm
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... Well, i am amused......the critter could live on Spec, looks like a terrestrial carpo living like a goura.......
... Apologies me lady, I think I didn't see the *B baghatur* species in the specpages. If it is not too much trouble, I will write up a description post haste....
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