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[[Far future|35 million years]] in Earth's future, the common [[mouse]] evolved into ''[[Mus musculus sapiens]]'', the smartest creature on the planet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Omegamorphosis (short story)|Omegamorphosis]]'') | [[Far future|35 million years]] in Earth's future, the common [[mouse]] evolved into ''[[Mus musculus sapiens]]'', the smartest creature on the planet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Omegamorphosis (short story)|Omegamorphosis]]'') | ||
==== Variations of humanity ==== | |||
[[Josiah Samuel Smith]] classified some humans as ''Homo Victorianus Ineptus''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | |||
''[[Homo peculiar]]'' were an advanced [[mutation]] of ''homo sapiens'' that began emerging through [[Telepathy|telepathic]] youth in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'') | |||
[[Steve Ross|Steve]] and [[Val Ross]] taught that the [[destiny]] of the human race was to [[Mating|mate]] with [[alien]] species and become the ''[[Homo stellar]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Believe (audio story)|Believe]]'') | |||
The ''[[Homo superior]]'' were a group of children on [[Earth]] that did missions for the [[Galactic Federation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'') | |||
''[[Homo solarian]]s'' were a [[posthuman]] species who lived inside [[the Sun]] after it destroyed [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'') | |||
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Originally a hoax created by the [[First Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') [[Tim Connolly]] used [[remembrance tank]]s in [[City of the Saved]] to turn the [[Piltdown Man]] (''Homo piltdownensis'') into a real species. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventure of the Piltdown Prelate (short story)|The Adventure of the Piltdown Prelate]]'') | |||
The [[Mecrim]] (''Singropoda mecrimus'') were a genetically engineered species used as weapons in the [[Human-Draconian War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'') | The [[Mecrim]] (''Singropoda mecrimus'') were a genetically engineered species used as weapons in the [[Human-Draconian War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'') | ||
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The weed planet of [[Necros]] was known as ''[[Herbabaculum vitae]]'', which was [[Latin]] for "staff of life". ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | The weed planet of [[Necros]] was known as ''[[Herbabaculum vitae]]'', which was [[Latin]] for "staff of life". ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[Rusty (Shadowmind)|Rusty]] looked like a giant [[squirrel]] and was given the "long Sci-latin name" of ''[[Para sciurus vulgaris]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') | |||
[[ | A stuffed ''[[Venusaurus erectus]]'' of [[Venus]] was an exibit at [[Mildeo Twisknadine]]'s [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'') | ||
[[ | [[Fairy|faries]] were also known as ''Homo fata vulgaris''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]'') | ||
[[Blowfish]] were also known as ''Homoformatus piscis''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Baby Farmers (short story)|The Baby Farmers]]'') | |||
An aspect of [[the Enemy]] was called ''[[Thaumoctopus memeticus]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[T.memeticus: A Morphology (short story)|T.memeticus: A Morphology]]'') | |||
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Binomial nomenclature; also known as binomial designation, scientific name, or Latin name; was a system of naming organisms with a formal name of two terms: genus and species. (PROSE: The Menagerie) Subspecies were given a third term. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)
At the gardens on the Scientifica colony, Adric saw each plant had a nameplate that included their common and scientific names. (PROSE: Cold Fusion)
Earth species
Animals
The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures included the binomial nomenclature for each listed species: (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Ankylosaurus (Ankylosaurus magniventris)
- Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
- Chinese three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata)
- Diplodocus (Diplodocus longus)
- Dodo (Raphus cucullatus or Didus ineptus) (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
- Dromaeosaurus (Dromaeosaurus albertensis)
- Eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli)
- Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis)
- Human (Homo sapiens sapiens) (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)
- Ilin Island cloudrunner (Crateromys paulus)
- Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)
- Megalosaurus (Megalosaurus buckland)
- Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
- Paradise parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus)
- Phorusrhacos (Phorusrhacos longissimus)
- Quagga (Equus quagga quagga)
- Sabre-toothed tiger (Smilodon fatalis)
- Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)
- Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
Others binomial names include:
- Black rat (Rattus rattus) (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire, Antidote to Oblivion)
- Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire, Times Squared)
- Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Ark in Space)
- Cat (Felis silvestra catus or Felis catus) (PROSE: Outstanding Balance, Resurrection of the Daleks)
- Dog (Canis familiaris) (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)
- Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) (PROSE: Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets)
- Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) (PROSE: Artificial Intelligence)
- Homo erectus (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars, Sometime Never...)
- Homo habilis (PROSE: Genocide, The Taking of Planet 5, AUDIO: Interstitial)
- Homo naledi (PROSE: Interlude from a Civil War)
- Jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula) (TV: End of the Road)
- Lion (Felis leo) (PROSE: The Romans)
- Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) (PROSE: T.memeticus: A Morphology)
- Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalis) (PROSE: Predating the Predators)
- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan)
- Pterodactylus antiquus (PROSE: Something Borrowed)
- Sumatran bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire)
- Tiger (Panthera tigris) (PROSE: The Year of Intelligent Tigers)
- Tyrannosaurus rex (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs, et al.)
- Western European badger (Meles meles meles) (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)
- Wolf (Canis lupus) (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)
- Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)
The Silurians and their "underwater cousins" the Sea Devil were known as Homo reptilia. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters, Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils, TV: The Hungry Earth) Both groups of Earth Reptiles were also known as Homo Reptilicus. (PROSE: First Frontier) Alternatively, Petronella Osgood referred to both Silurians and Sea Devils as Reptilia sapiens. (AUDIO: Tidal Wave)
35 million years in Earth's future, the common mouse evolved into Mus musculus sapiens, the smartest creature on the planet. (PROSE: Omegamorphosis)
Variations of humanity
Josiah Samuel Smith classified some humans as Homo Victorianus Ineptus. (TV: Ghost Light)
Homo peculiar were an advanced mutation of homo sapiens that began emerging through telepathic youth in the 20th century. (PROSE: Peculiar Lives)
Steve and Val Ross taught that the destiny of the human race was to mate with alien species and become the Homo stellar. (AUDIO: Believe)
The Homo superior were a group of children on Earth that did missions for the Galactic Federation. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
Homo solarians were a posthuman species who lived inside the Sun after it destroyed Earth. (PROSE: The Brakespeare Voyage)
Plants
- Amyris elemifera (PROSE: Another Life)
- Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) (TV: The Sensorites)
- Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Oak (Quercus robur) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Tea (Camellia sinesis) (AUDIO: A Small Semblance of Home)
- Valeriana officinalis centiculare europea (TV: Castrovalva, The Mark of the Rani)
- Willow (Salix fragilis) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus) (PROSE: Wolfsbane)
Fungi
Microorganisms
- Bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis) (COMIC: Black Death White Life, Antidote to Oblivion)
- E. coli (PROSE: Deadfall)
Gallifreyan species
The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures gave Time Lords the binomial nomenclature of Dominus temporis. (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
Madevinia aridosa was the name of a Gallifreyan flower. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
Other species
Originally a hoax created by the First Doctor, (AUDIO: The Suffering) Tim Connolly used remembrance tanks in City of the Saved to turn the Piltdown Man (Homo piltdownensis) into a real species. (PROSE: The Adventure of the Piltdown Prelate)
The Mecrim (Singropoda mecrimus) were a genetically engineered species used as weapons in the Human-Draconian War. (PROSE: The Menagerie)
The Dreamweaver was also known as Somnifax vehementi. (AUDIO: The Lovecraft Invasion)
The weed planet of Necros was known as Herbabaculum vitae, which was Latin for "staff of life". (TV: Revelation of the Daleks, PROSE: Revelation of the Daleks)
Rusty looked like a giant squirrel and was given the "long Sci-latin name" of Para sciurus vulgaris. (PROSE: Shadowmind)
A stuffed Venusaurus erectus of Venus was an exibit at Mildeo Twisknadine's Museum of Things That Don't Exist. (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5)
faries were also known as Homo fata vulgaris. (PROSE: The Shining Man)
Blowfish were also known as Homoformatus piscis. (PROSE: The Baby Farmers)
An aspect of the Enemy was called Thaumoctopus memeticus. (PROSE: T.memeticus: A Morphology)
