[Speculative Evolution project] In the Frevejas system, separate from our galaxy, surrounded by [2 moons] a warm exoplanet named "Dahnelji" would orbit around a yellow giant star. Planet Dahnelji has a complete rotation of 280 days [22 hours per day] around its star, and orbits the habitable zone [0.88 AU]. Dahnelji is estimated to be slightly smaller than our own earth, with lower gravity, and have a axial tilt of 25°. It is one of the few planets in the Frevejas system with an atmosphere, later gaining water with conditions optimal for life. For thousands of millions of years, Dahnelji did not harbor life, but it all changed when a rouge asteroid crashed into Dahnelji. The asteroid that made a dash to the planet was full of nutrients and minerals, and it delivered and recirculated them; kickstarting life, as organic molecules accumulated in the ocean. And eventually, the first macroscopic organisms emerged - this takes place in the planet's first billion years The result of [2 moons] would normally make tides higher/smaller, and there could be more than two high tides per day. But due to "Srachk" being far away, the ocean is not affected by it's gravitational influence, which is quite weak. "Srachk" is on the opposite side of Dahnelji, "Ninjan" on the other. But "Ninjan" will sometimes pass "Srachk", blocking the smaller moon out. Though, this is a very infrequent event. The smaller moon, "Srachk" is small/far enough that it doesn't really affect the tidal, nor seasonal cycle. ___ The planet’s poles are quite equal to the equator, with frost only taking over the poles for a short period of time. But frost doesn’t last very long, as very efficient ocean currents disperse heat from the equator to the poles.
|1 = creatures, 2 = main slide. __ Press 1, or 2 to switch between these 2 slides. Click the slide to proceed to the next. Use the template below: ___ Flora [1]: [Coned Plyrak.] [Alias: Plyrak.] [Niche: Producer.] [ Evolved From: [N/A] ] [Status: (very common)] [When it evolved: 0 MY, Early Parphoian.] [Average Lifespan: 5 days.] [Desc: Plyrak [Coned Plyrak] are the main source of oxygen for Dahnelji. They grow quickly and reproduce via the growing "heads" at the end of its roots, severing them off to grow into new Plyraks.] [Plyrak is a "shelled" plant in the eastern and western regions of Dahnelji. The shell is a form of protection and shelter for it's plume-like appendages, these appendages especially act as leaves, and can retract and protract out the entrance of it's shell socket.] __ Fauna [2]: [Lehxea Priamus.] [Alias: Lehxea.] [Niche: Bottomfeeder.] [ Evolved From: [N/A] ] [Eats: Algae.] [Status: (common)] [When it evolved: 0 MY, Early Parphoian.] [Average Lifespan: 1 hour.] [Desc: Lehxea [Lehxea Priamus] is a small species of flatworm-like creature in Dahnelji. They are flexible, and adaptable herbivores, residing and thriving in almost any underwater environment.] [Their outer bodies are protected by brittle shells, their head able to "slide" open {demonstrated inside the creature's slide} like a cap. As a series of thin, sharp tendrils in it's exposed "throat" area flick at the seafloor to scrape up algae.] [Reproduction Method: These creatures are asexual, reproducing rather quickly before death when it inevitably perishes.] _ [Fialox Belli.] [Alias: Fialox.] [Niche: Apex Predator.] [ Evolved From: [N/A] ] [Eats: Lehxea, Phexyr.] [Status: (rare/endangered)] [When it evolved: 0 MY, Early Parphoian.] [Average Lifespan: 3 hours.] [Desc: Fialox [Fialox Belli] are large predators that feed on Lehxea and serve as their primary population control. They evolved "claws", used to shovel their prey in and "pinch" at an opposing rival when in skirmishes. And "antennae" evolved at the tail, used to sense any movements/changes in the water.] [Reproduction Method: These creatures reproduce somewhat similarly to insects, but hold their eggs in a specialized sac which will pop after successful reproduction, then currents will disperse the eggs across the ocean, before the hatchlings come out a day later, almost fully grown after feeding on their egg for nutrition.]
