Ophtalmogrammia By juniorWoodchuck Watch

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Ophtalmogrammia are a diverse phylum of Auroran kinites. Before the evolution of the sarcophtalmia (kinites with fleshy eyes), they were the dominant lifeforms on the planet and were represented on every landmass. Due to competition with the sarcophtalmia, the variety of ophtalmogrammia species has drastically decreased on the main landmass. Only on Ar, which has never been reached by terrestrial sarcophtalmia due to having been isolated from the other Auroran continents since before their evolution, the ophtalmogrammia still rule supreme and exhibit a higher diversity in morphology and behavior than anywhere else on the planet. While herds of herbivorous ophtalmogrammia and smaller predatory species can still be found on Rousan and Sehul, the large predators that once roamed all of Aurora have only survived on Ar.



Despite this diversity in size and shape, nearly all ophtalmogrammia share certain mophological traits and modifications to an ancestral form. The most distinctive of these features is also what they are named after – bundles of photoreceptor scales arranged in stripes along the sides of their senso- and neurocranium that make up their primary sensory organs. Alongside those, they aslo possess sensory whiskers all over their body as tactile sensors as well as picking up vibrations in the air surrounding them. Apart from these sensory organs, they also share a penchant for enlarged neurocraniums and scaley skin, often bearing large osteoderms, spikes, horns, spines or other bony protrusions. Their sensocranium usually features a single mobile upper jaw. In herbivores, this jaw is trunk-like and used to pull vegetation into their mouth while in carnivores, it has evolved into a large branching killing tooth.



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At last, an update on Aurora which will kick the new update and revision into gear. The designs I have uploaded so far are still canon though some of them will get a bit of an updated look and their evolutionary path is different now (more on that as well as an updated cladogram another time)

I’ve actually started working on this ages ago but never really finished it because school got in the way and I was lacking motivation but I just had to finally upload it as to not keep you all waiting any longer... there will be a lot more like this soon-ish so I hope you like it

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