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The Life of Desma is a speculative evolution project focused on the evolution of a seedworld colonized by three major species of animals: the pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus), the white garden snail (Theba pisana) and a freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile). These three organisms were put in a terraformed planet of uncanny similarities to Earth. This project will focus on exploring how a world colonize by just these few animal species can morph and shape their descendance, creating an alien environment with few precedents. Let yourself be welcomed by the wonderful life in this world we will call Desma.

Desma has a very small selection of Earth organisms that were seeded in there, all of them aiding in creating a very basic early ecosystem that wouuld lay the seeds for future radiation. Here is the list of seeded organisms:

Bacteria

"Archaea"

several protists

Chlorophyta

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

Slime molds

Lichen

other basic fungi

Nematoda

Freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile)

White garden snail (Theba pisana)

Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)

The exploration of the evolution on this planet will be made through an introduction and later divided into seven main chapters:

Introduction

Early Moments - 0-10 million years hence

First Steps - 10-20 million years hence

Tender Revolutions - 20-30 million years hence

A New Age - 30-66 million years hence

Brave New World - 66-145 million years hence

Strange Heights - 145-398 million years hence

An Alien Planet - 398-539 million years hence

This project will be having more updates soon, so stay tuned for them!