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Atlantis Phase III is here. Over the next few weekends we will put together the ecosystems of this island during the late Pleistocene, based on community submissions.

On Atlantis limestone caves and lave tubes are equally inhabited by a wide variety of creatures. Some of them permanently inhabiting the dark.

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Atlantis Phase III is here. Over the next few weekends we will put together the ecosystems of this island during the late Pleistocene, based on community submissions.

The open woodlands have some charismatic megafauna to offer, from truncotheres with bad haircuts over antler wearing birds to large mustelids and turtles.

This image also demonstrates very well the beauty of Atlantis in this form: perfectly balanced between majesty and silliness ;)

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Atlantis Phase III is here. Over the next few weekends we will put together the ecosystems of this island during the late Pleistocene, based on community submissions.

The truncothere steppe includes the most megafauna of Atlantis. Large herds of coronolambdids (cimolestids), hippolambdines (pantodonts) and of course truncotheres (pantodonts) roam the plains.

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I forgot to post here on April the first!

Little introduction maybe: In this project we explore the flora and fauna of Atlantis through time, in three phases. Paleocene and Miocene are already done. People can send in submissions based on the parameters I established

For information on phase II check out our google folder https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oRJKZr0yDHwnzQQRcHj30r-8JTr4de5U?usp=sharing

This month we start into Atlantis phase 3 in which we will explore the organisms on this island during the Younger Dryas, the transition from the Pleistocene to the Holocene at the end of the last Ice Age

To bring you up to speed what happened since we saw Atlantis the last time: -The Atlantic has spread further but not much, volcanism in the east slowed further but the whole landmass was lifted up and the sea level is lower increasing the landmass with wide open steppes towards the east. -The cooler and drier climate lead to the extinction of quite a few animals but the ecosystem is established enough that it's not as impactful. Subsequently few newcomers establish themselves on the island. -We have snow on the peaks of some mountains and volcanoes but no real ice caps. -The forests have shrunk further and are now especially concentrated around the central large wetland and on the west flanks of the western ridge, where fog-forest like conditions can occur. -the lifted up carbonate platform in the east eroded in some areas in a way that the coastal rock gardens have appeared as a new habitat. -Up in the mountains the slopes are often covered in forests of Megacannabis, not too different from bamboo forests in Asia. -Underwater we say goodbye to the rudists, corals and sponges are the main reef builders but they are pushed further to the south, occurring now mainly around the southern

In this new scenario you will need to work with what is left. Evolve the remaining taxa into new forms to fill the new and changed environments OR choose one of the new arriving clades that came here thanks to rafting events.

The Newcomers: Gruinae Ciconiiformes Scolopacidae Accipitridae Procellariiformes Carduelinae Anolidae Scincidae Crocidura Dracaena

Posting Guide Please use only clades from the newcomer list or survivors of the mass extinction as a base for the new biota. Check our Atlantis Phase 2 document for what you can work with!

Entries should be submitted here on Discord or under the hashtag #AtlantisBestiary3 Other than Discord you can submit on: DeviantArt, Twitter and Facebook and Instagram.

Entries have to include an image of the species you want to submit, purely written entries are not possible!

Besides the image it is best to include a description of the species you show. It’s best to keep it short and to have it on the image or as a separate image as well as in your post. That way we can easily find your work while going through the entries in our folder or the channel.

Descriptions best should look like this -Species name -Creator -Clade -Habitat -Size (please use the metric system like civilized people) -Ecology -Additional information if needed/wanted

Basically any visual medium is possible, drawing, painting, digital, clay, animation etc. whatever you feel comfortable with!

When working with traditional media make sure you get a scan or a good photo of the piece if possible, I want to be able to see what you worked on!

Up to 60 entries are possible, multiple species per entry are allowed but don’t overdo it!

DEADLINE IS 30. of APRIL!