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The Allocene Project- Basic Info
Topic Started: Aug 12 2012, 02:03 AM (255 Views)
Electreel
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Welcome to the Allocene Project Forum! I hope you find this place comfortable and suitable for any forthcoming discussion!
This introduction is dedicated to all those who are unfamiliar with the project.

The Allocene Project is a world-building project devoted to speculate about the future of lifeforms on Earth 35 million years ahead the present day, after the hypothetical extinction of the human being.

The project sets up a scenario in a notional period called Allocene, 35 million years in the future. As its name suggests (Allo=Different, Kainos= New), the Allocene period entails a great change in many ways. By the time the human species went extinct, during the early Holocene, a series of ice ages took place, and the harsh, glacial conditions prevailed for 10 million years. The glaciations were preceded by a epoch of warmer climate, similar to that of the modern day. However, during the early Allocene things started to change. The Antarctic subcontinent began to drift away from the south pole, towards the Pacific Ocean, interrumpting the Circumpolar Antarctic Current; the Panama isthmus broke up, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans again; as consequence of Eurasia and North America approaching each other, the Bering Strait closed, blocking the cold Arctic current, and warming the Pacific Ocean up. These events, among other things, caused the global temperature to rise up. Due to a "snowball phenomenon" millions of tones of CO2 were released to the atmosphere, and temperatures raised up even more.
Warm and humid climate conditions, similar to those which prevailed during the Paleocene and Eocene periods, took over the world. The tropical area grew largely around the globe reaching the temperate latitudes. Forest biomes became globally predominant: the Antarctic ice sheet has almost completely disappeared, and coniferous forests cover most of this subcontinent, and Europe is covered with a extensive rainforest similar to the modern-day Amazon region.
These dramatic changes lead to the extinction of hundreds of species too specialized to adapt themselves. However, this new world was an open door for a myriad of brand new living forms, unexpected evolutionary patterns and never seen ways of development.

Welcome to the Allocene!
Edited by Electreel, Aug 26 2012, 10:50 PM.
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Cheetanzee
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Fantastic introduction ! Yes everyone , welcome to The Allocene Forums ! Please enjoy your stay :)
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Zimices
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Good start for the group. Cheers to all members :)
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Bhut
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Cheers!
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Leggurm
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Heres to a succesful world building project!
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