Welcome to /prehis/ a thread dedicated to prehistoric animals and peoples prior to the advent of the written word in the 4th millennium BC. Speculative evolution is fine as is discussion of fiction that either features prehistoric animals and cultures or is set at any point prior to the 4th millennium BC or a fictional world with a similar level of development. Rules 1 - Global Rules apply (obviously). 2 - No Spam. 3 - Current Year events aren't allowed, go to >>>/pol/ if you want to discuss contemporary events. 4 - Religious discussion is not allowed, go to >>>/christian/ or >>>/islam/ if you want to argue about (this includes Young Earth Creationism) 5 - Furry and Bestiality aren't allowed 5 - No discord links.

WHAT IS SPECULATIVE EVOLUTION? Speculative evolution is the exploration and imagining of how life might evolve in the future or could have evolved in alternate pasts. It's a multimedia sci-fi genre that harnesses scientific principles to create detailed and plausible hypothetical creatures, ecosystems, and evolutionary histories. RESOURCES: https://speculativeevolution.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Tutorial >One-stop shop for relevant background information for starting a project http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/ >Fantastic blog covering all sorts of spec evo topics in-depth https://specevo.jcink.net/ >The Speculative Evolution forums, full of resources and ongoing projects RECOMMENDED PROJECTS: https://pastebin.com/zhBbaNTB >Link to a PDF of Wayne Barlowe’s “Expedition”, a seminal work of speculative evolution full of incredible paintings and illustrations

Post and discuss new or old papers that probably don't need a whole thread dedicated to them. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/reassessment-of-body-temperature-and-thermoregulation-strategies-in-mesozoic-marine-reptiles/5DB88592AC69236250A516904E20FEC4