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=== Silurian Dominance === | === Silurian Dominance === | ||
During a period of tectonic upheaval, deteriorating conditions on the [[land]] forced some Silurians to spend more time [[feeding]] and [[breeding]] in the [[sea]] until it became their sole [[habitat]], becoming the [[Sea Devil]] [[subspecies]]. The Sea Devils followed a similar [[evolutionary path]] to [[turtle]]s, developing [[beak]]s and [[nostril]]s to [[breathe]] out of the [[water]], while their [[Silurian crest]]s became, through a [[process]] of [[exaptation]], [[gill arches]] situated at the rear of the [[head]]. Their [[eye]]s shifted to the sides of their [[head]]s as another aquatic adaptation, while their claws became dexterous webbed [[hand]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}}) The Sea Devils came to co-exist with the land-based Silurians, with a [[time traveller's diary]] recording that the two [[Earth Reptile]] species signed a [[peace deal]] on [[28 January]] [[BC|425,000,000 BC]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | During a period of tectonic upheaval, deteriorating conditions on the [[land]] forced some Silurians to spend more time [[feeding]] and [[breeding]] in the [[sea]] until it became their sole [[habitat]], becoming the [[Sea Devil]] [[subspecies]]. The Sea Devils followed a similar [[evolutionary path]] to [[turtle]]s, developing [[beak]]s and [[nostril]]s to [[breathe]] out of the [[water]], while their [[Silurian crest]]s became, through a [[process]] of [[exaptation]], [[gill arches]] situated at the rear of the [[head]]. Their [[eye]]s shifted to the sides of their [[head]]s as another aquatic adaptation, while their claws became dexterous webbed [[hand]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster Vault (novel)}}) The Sea Devils came to co-exist with the land-based Silurians, with a [[time traveller's diary]] recording that the two [[Earth Reptile]] species signed a [[peace deal]] on [[28 January]] [[BC|425,000,000 BC]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | ||
On [[4 June]] [[BC|100,000,000 BC]], the [[Silurian Ark]] was launched from Earth ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) to avoid the "destructive impact" [[forecast]] for the [[planet]], carrying a number of [[Late Silurian]]s and [[dinosaur]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Warrior-class Sea Devil]]s lived on Earth through the so-called [[age of the Dinosaur]]s, having used [[dinosaur]]s as both [[prey]] and as [[armour]]ed mounts. They survived the [[Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event|extinction event]] which wiped out the dinosaurs by plunging their aquatic [[colony|colonies]] into a state of [[hibernation]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)}}) | [[Warrior-class Sea Devil]]s lived on Earth through the so-called [[age of the Dinosaur]]s, having used [[dinosaur]]s as both [[prey]] and as [[armour]]ed mounts. They survived the [[Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event|extinction event]] which wiped out the dinosaurs by plunging their aquatic [[colony|colonies]] into a state of [[hibernation]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)}}) |