Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?:
What changes?:

• External?: Coloration, wings, legs, buoyancy
• Internal?:
• Behavioral/Mental?:

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: Y

Habitat:
Type?: 1/2
Flavor?: 2/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y ( 40 cm -> 60 cm)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Transition Rule?: Y ( Omnivore -> Scavanger)
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Y
Capitalized correctly?: N
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?:
What changes?:

• External?: Coloration, wings, legs, buoyancy
• Internal?: Spawn size
• Behavioral/Mental?:

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: Y

Habitat:
Type?: 1/2
Flavor?: 2/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y ( 40 cm -> 80 cm)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Transition Rule?: Y ( Omnivore -> Carnivore)
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Y
Capitalized correctly?: N
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?:
What changes?:

• External?: Coloration, long neck
• Internal?: Less offspring
• Behavioral/Mental?:

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: N

Habitat:
Type?: 2/2
Flavor?: 3/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y ( 4m -> 6m
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split?
Other?: N/A

Status: Pending(Replace/Split from ancestor)

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?:
What changes?:

• External?: Darker coloration, osteoderms,
• Internal?: Torpor
• Behavioral/Mental?:

Are Changes Realistic?:
New Genus Needed?: (If yes, list why)

Habitat:
Type?: 1/2
Flavor?: 2/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y (75 cm -> 1.5 m)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Nov 6 2021, 06:08 PM)

If you want me to include height as well I can do that.

If you don't mind.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?:
What changes?:

• External?: Front Limbs, Coloration
• Internal?:
• Behavioral/Mental?: Cathemeral

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: Y

Habitat:
Type?: 2/2
Flavor?: 2/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: N (80 cm -> 2m)
Exception?: N

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Transition Rule?: Y (Omnivore -> Carnivore)
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Pending(Too big)

@SpeedTowel Welcome to the Sagan 4 Alpha Team! Please repost your submission in the Organism Submission subforum.

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Well I’ve got nothing major left to object to. Coolsteph this pass in your book?

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?:
What changes?:

• External?: Suction mouth
• Internal?:
• Behavioral/Mental?: Parental care

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: Maybe That mouth is a bit drastic

Habitat:
Type?: 1/2
Flavor?: 1/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y (5 cm -> 2.5 cm)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Transition Rule?: N
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Y (Split)
Other?: N/A

Status: Pending(Genus)

QUOTE (Coolsteph @ Oct 17 2021, 02:02 PM)

At what point will people make virtually zero small bugs, herbaceous plants and grasses, though? If Kruggs, as a whole, were a genus meant to imitate super-large bugs like goliath beetles, would the Swimming, Tonsa, and Catch-Me Kruggs be worthwhile to create?

I'm actually working on a few of these...

Already did on the poll

Submissions are Closed! Please vote on the winner.

Whenever you’re done. No need to wait.

Yep

Greetings! I am happy to announce a new Challenge for everybody: the Artist Profile Contest! This Challenge involves every participate creating submissions (either a Organism submission, a landmark, or even a diorama) based of the work of an artist selected. In honor of the namesake of one of our landmasses, the first artist selected will be Wayne Barlowe. Known for the 1991 Spec evo book Expedition and the 2007 novel God's Demon, Barlowe has been prolific in artwork depicting both sweeping landscapes and detailed creatures of alien or demonic worlds. Examples of their work can be found here: https://waynebarlowe.com/artwork/

The contestants will be judged rather loosely, with each contestant being free to interpret the prompt as they feel works for them, be it attempting to imitate the artstyle of the selected artist, create submissions in their own style off specific creature or landscape, or however they see fit. Entries will close Oct 31 23:59 PST

Uksapo (Sapoconcha ramul)

Creator: MNIDJM
Ancestor: Drake Uktank (Conchotic drakio)
Habitat: Ramul Temperate Beach, Ramul Temperate Woodlands
Size: 16 cm Tall
Support: Internal (Muscular Hydrostats)
Diet: Adult: Herbivore (Pioneeroots, Marbleflora, Snotflora); Larvae: Planktivore (Redmosses,Orangemosses, Hexmalaphoelia, Flovars, Floatfilms)
Respiration: Active (Shell Gills)
Thermoregulation: Ectothermic
Reproduction: Sexual, Two Genders, Eggs

The Uksapo are descendants of Drake Uktank that have found themselves isolated on the island of Ramul. Due to the limited resources compared to the mainland, the parent stock species could not survive in their original forms, instead over time being replaced by progressively smaller specimens. The condensing of their size has allowed them to utilize the Uktank locomotion methods. Each of their legs has the ancestral vertical and horizontal ring-shaped muscles, which support its weight like stacking tires. These muscles have bands of tissue reinforced with calcium carbonate that help keep them upright. This helps with more structural support, providing better muscular anchors.

Inside their shells is an extremely intricate patterning of gills, with a significantly increased surface area. This has given them more efficient oxygen absorption. Their skin and the internals of the shell have a thick mucus layer that keep them moist on land. This mucus also protects them somewhat in freshwater ponds and springs which they can use to feed and refill their shells, though they cannot reproduce in freshwater, as their eggs will become hypotonic, so they must return to the beach. The mucus also protects them from the worse effects of the ramulbane, though if an unlucky individual gets struck with a direct hit of spores they will have to rinse off in the closest body of water they can find.

They reproduce in the intertidal zone, away from potential predators in the water in protected tidepools and rock crevices. The females will lay their eggs into the pools, up to 100 eggs in a cluster similar to frog eggs, which the males will then enter and fertilize. Once mating is done, the males will remain by the eggs and aggressively defend them, to the point where it is not uncommon for them to starve to death. They will defend themselves and their eggs by waving their trunk claw and aggressively posturing. The claws are rather sharp and covered in micro-serrations on the underside, which will injury predators with weak enough skin, such as a [[bijadadu]]. Those that live long enough to defend the eggs will abandon them once hatched. The larvae will stay in the pools for 2 months, and will reach breeding age after a year. Adults live for about 7 years, though only about 20% reach adulthood.

Where would they land on the Shrog Tier List?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18IqLUzE...FJlkauvjN4/edit

Generation 165 submissions are now open. Remember, we are trying out new submissions classifications, and this is the last generation to save any maladapted Polar species. To compensate for the new weirdness, we are bumping submissions to 100 per gen

Please post your submissions in this child forum and not in this thread. If your organism is approved, one of us will add it to this thread.

Please put the generation number in the thread title.

Post 100 per generation

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?: Y
What changes?:

• External?:
• Internal?: Heat retention improvements, bladlap apparatus, Mesothermic
• Behavioral/Mental?:Migration

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: N

Habitat:
Type?: 2/2
Flavor?: 1/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y (90 cm-> 120 cm)
Exception?:

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y (Ectotherm -> Mesotherm/Gigantothermic)
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Oviviviparity
Other?: n/a

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Replace
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved

Cool cool

Final call on changes

Yep

Agreed