Image 1 — [OC] The descendants of the water opossum, 1.7 million years after modern times.
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[OC] The descendants of the water opossum, 1.7 million years after modern times.

After the mass extinction that occurred 1,000 years after modern times, the descendants of the water opossum diverged into two main lineages: small semi‑aquatic burrowers and large marine predators living in estuaries.

Chironectes caeruleus parvus is the smallest descendant of water opossums. It inhabits wetlands and is good at digging burrows. It is adapted to feeding on mollusks and sometimes small fish.

Chironectes caeruleus gigas is a larger subspecies of the species Chironectes caeruleus. It mainly inhabits fast‑flowing rivers and feeds on small fish and crustaceans.

Chironectes maximus maximus is the largest descendant of the water opossum. It inhabits estuaries and the coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It feeds on small and medium‑sized fish, mollusks, and, less commonly, attacks seabirds.

Ask me any questions about my project and the world—I’ll answer them all! (Sorry, I don't know English well)

u/NewDino27 — 2 days ago

1.7 million years after modern times.

Hello everyone I want to share my main project in speculative biology — a world 1.7 million years after us, in a new geological era that I have called Phytocene (“The Age of Plants”).

According to my chronology, Phytocene began almost immediately after the end of the Holocene. The explosion of several huge nuclear bombs triggered a mass extinction that destroyed not only humans but also almost all large and medium‑sized animals on land and in the ocean. Mammals weighing more than 40 kg completely disappeared.

The crows have become the main intelligent species... In the picture, you can see the main information about them.

Feel free to ask questions—I’ll be happy to answer them! (Sorry, I don't know English well)

u/NewDino27 — 3 days ago