Terraemortus
Terraemortus refers to an extinction event caused by a shift in tectonic plates that began on January 11th, 2019. At this time Zone C split from Zone E, resulting in a river running between them. It was also at this time that Zone P appeared, although it was not labeled until February 26th, 2019.
For a number reasons, including (but not limited to) the split, numerous species went extinct 10 days later, on February 21st, 2019.
Terraemortus marks the end of the Oslontocene period.
Extinctions
A total of 13 species went extinct during this event, including some Genesis species.
| Species | Reason |
|---|---|
| Sukalensis cambilli | it is unsustainable due to its much larger size and predation pressure from Macrognathusensis |
| Testudius cliasi | predation pressure from T. testudius and is out-competed by Suboslontus spp. for food |
| Testudius testudius | T. cliasi was its only viable food source |
| Helix quattuorus | outcompeted by Helix cirucmferus due to H. circumferus' ability to store nutrients and mass during times of low food |
| Macrobrachium crimsonsoni | it is poorly adapted to predators and would get wiped out by Varanusuchus prionopisces |
| Codosiga coniunctavita | M. crimsonsoni is its host |
| Capsis armous | outcompeted by M. bitentaculum and S. filterous |
| Protochthyus duraspinus | its numbers would drop too low from their cannibalistic nature and introduction of N. dentesos as a predator |
| Macrobrachium algaeaterensis | outcompeted by M. herbibiria and from predation pressure from Macrognathusensis tanganyikano and Metatestudius universaoculusii |
| Macrongathusensis tanganyikano | M. algaeaterensis is their only food source |
| Saldrapus intentius | it is outcompeted by Ambuladentus squidyensis and predation pressure from Spinomandrus rostrodontus |
| Varanusuchus spinacaliditas | predation pressure from Pseudosukalensis species and loss of a Sukalensis maputensis as a food source |
| Helix bullous | outcompeted by H. pessulus on land and H. circumferus in the water |
Additionally, 3 species went extinct in some of their respective zones, without going completely extinct.
| Species | Reason |
|---|---|
| Odontotria laspimorphus | extinct in Zone 12 because of the loss of H. bullous but would reamin on O. pessulus in Zone F |
| Suboslontus squidyensis | extinct in Zone 5 because it lacks a food source as it is exclusive on Odonototria species |
| Metatestudius herbibiria | extinct in Zone 9 because it only eats algae and there are no algae present |
3 more species were initially pending extinction, but were able to survive in the end, with surviving populations found on February 22nd, 2019.
| Species | Reason | Reason excluded |
|---|---|---|
| Draco arbora | outcompeted by S. spikus and can no longer reach its food | |
| Aquaplortatus tastyensis | it is outcompeted by A. lagosus and A. stepiensis | they are specialized for certain areas(high salty but brackish waters and areas with loose soil) so tastyensis would still be able to inhabit any places in between |
| Pseudosukalensis tridentus | outcompeted by P. ambushus and from the loss of Varanusuchus spinacaliditas as a food source | migrate to Zone H, feeding on the seeds from the three Plortatus sp. There and hunting V. coxaeiuncturam. (Weather is similar) |
Aftermath
The shift in tectonic plates opened up a canal running between Zone C and Zone E, connecting Zone 4 and Zone 9. Additionally, a small channel formed that connects the canal to the freshwater lake of Zone 23. The lake remained freshwater, with the canal being saltwater and the channel brackish.
The eastern coastline of Zone C changed shape, becoming less straight. At the same time, a shallow section of Zone 4 rose out of the water giving rise to a new land mass that later came to be known as Zone P, a tropical island with hills in the north and flatland to the south.
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Pre-Terraemortus map
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Post-Terraemortus map
