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Luxudus — late Spectember day 1: terrestrial Anomalocaris

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Published: 2021-09-06 05:10:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 1123; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 1
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Description In an alternate timeline where the ozone layer formed much earlier, and plants colonized land much earlier. The terrestrial life that would come to inhabit land would be a descendant of the species Anomalocaris.

Just like Tiktaalik. This semi-aquatic ancestor has radiated into millions of different forms over hundreds of millions of years. from heavily plated and spiked grazers centaurian Esque predators

A notable feature about Earth itself in this alternate timeline is its oxygen level is much higher than ours. It has resulted from a deep symbiotic relationship between the plants and grazing herbivores of this timeline; However, while the higher oxygen has benefited the anomalocarids by letting them grow more, It made fire combust easier and faster. It's led to the "trees" of this Earth to have tall segmented bodies to protect all of its "leaves" from burning up

The individual seen in this piece is a terrestrial descendant of Anomalocaris. It fills up the niche of a browsing herbivore and is one of many species that hold a deep symbiosis with the flora.

Also I'm sorry for there's not that much effort into the piece itself i will try better next time.
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