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On the discord I talked about whether skittelbows or gallopetts could evolve warm blood since beta is still lacking many warm blooded fauna. How could skittlebows evolve warm blood?

It's very unlikely that a creature just emerging from the water will immediately evolve endothermy. That's like putting fur on a salamander.

It's gonna take like 3 generations until the skittlebows can get this for sure

15 million years to evolve from a salamander to a mammal? That is too fast.

I'm not aiming it for a mammal, I don't plan to put fur on it. I just want it to be warm blooded for higher activity. Also they got a exoskeleton so not too sure if salamander is the best way to describe it?

So an endotherm without insulation? That won't be able to stay warm very well.

QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ Apr 6 2023, 07:11 AM)

So an endotherm without insulation? That won't be able to stay warm very well.

Could it be warm with scales covering over the body? I guess fur might not be that bad afterall either

Fur this soon is too soon. Scales are not good insulation.

The skittlebow's direct evolution, the scurrybow is going ot get a heart and exoskeleton. An evo of scurrybow is going to get fully functioning lungs abd teeth. Then, an evo of this bow will get fur and warm blood?

That is too fast and violates transition rules. Are they even under pressure to do all this so fast?

You should be evolving based on what a species needs, not towards "progress".

QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ Apr 6 2023, 07:30 AM)

That is too fast and violates transition rules.

I'm pretty sure it's not violating the transition role for land? Flop ribbon (aquatic), skittlebow (semi-aquatic), scurrybow (equivalent to toad)

Also want to make the bows unique. Not much really has exoskeletons and warm blood, fur at the same time.

Now that I think about it, the skittlebows are likely to have competition with drapiastars and salty's kythali. By the time scurrybow appears the kythali that have endoskeletons are going to landfall on dorite. And I got no idea how the drapiastars are going to evolve

The transition rule for thermoregulation. Possibly the transition rule for respiration, too. Please read the rules.

From what I searched, being a mesotherm sounds very good. Is there a particular reason as to why a endotherm is better?