Liera

Liera is a distant planet that is much like Earth, although larger in size (being almost as large as Neptune), a slight distance from its own sun, gravitational poles, and partially its climate, which is more stable than the climates on Earth. As on Earth, Liera is in a habitable zone of its own solar system, there is plenty of water and the atmospheric composition is almost identical to those on Earth. Like Kaimere, Liera is populated by plants and animals that humans might find in their world today, such as wolves, hyenas, rhinos, pine trees, along with many other flora and fauna people would recognize as species that are long extinct on Earth, such as non-avian dinosaurs, chalicotheres, non-mammal synapsids, and pterosaurs. Evolving a new context has led some animals to have taken quite divergent evolutionary paths compared to their earthly relatives and counterparts, with some even looking unrecognizable to the point that we might think of them as aliens. Despite this, however, almost no known flora or fauna are truly native to Liera, as in the case of Kaimere, as all of them have immigrated from Earth at some point throughout hundreds of millions of years and adapted to this new planet.

History[]

What had brought all of these lifeforms to Liera? Again, like Kaimere, endemic life had native life developed into multicellular species, and the planet has one native life form, identical to those of Kaimere, which are unicellular species which developed certain collective consciousness within a colonial swarm, similarly to the only living endemic life of Kaimere. And like the endemic Kaimeran lifeforms, the native Lieran life is seen as very intelligent, but can be more accurately viewed as a biological computer than an animal. Despite being too small to be seen individually by humans (which are currently absent aside from human explorers), the swarms can be seen as sort of a haze or mist, and like their Kaimeran counterparts, they are predators of photosynthetic organisms and are able to create "portals". The portals can send out a portion of the swarm as sort of the satellite to harvest water, minerals, food, and other resources. The "satellite" can send the molecular composition to the main swarm, which can replicate that resource in their home to optimize their territory. This form of data collection and replicating/transporting resources to optimize their habitat was a key to this group's success. For millions of years, these swarms of portals and their far-reaching colonies dominated the planet on land and sea. They basically terraformed the surface, mostly cultivating the lifeforms known as blue-algae, which are similar to the extinct purple algae of Kaimere, in desired places and quantities to be consumed.

About 450 million years ago, around 80 million years before Kaimere's lifeforms started to bring in Earth life to their planet, a very large swarm of Liera's northern continent of Novolaurasia sent a satellite not into deeper ocean or land, but to outer space. Currently it is unknown if this was a fluke or intentionally seeking the beyond worlds, but it didn't stop until it reached Earth. The satellite established a colony and harvested life from our planet, mostly primitive plants resembling modern Earth algae, which it recreated or transported back home. It then sent out satellites from its own to collect many more flora and fauna as much as possible without disrupting the evolution of life on Earth. This main swarm of life on Earth became the portal from Liera to Earth. It was using this method that the animals and plants were introduced to Liera. Plants are much more efficient at photosynthesizing than the blue-algae that once dominated Liera, and the swarms prefer to feed on plants than blue-algae. In a geological blink of an eye, the plants had became widespread across Liera. The animals, fungi, and other kingdoms of life on Earth had quickly populated likely assisted by the hives of native life trying to optimize their world with their new food sources, which the animals were already very adapted for. In making Liera optimal for the plants, animals have shared in a quick success, and the majority of the native life unintentionally doomed themselves. Waves of invasive species were brought through the portal and within the few million years, the oceans and the continents were dominated by life on Earth.

Portal[]

To this day, the main portal on Liera still harvests and/or transports life from Earth. These collection events happen as follows, a satellite is sent from the colony to a random spot on Earth, where it collects life for a few thousand years, depositing them in nearby appropriate habitats in Liera, then dies. Lieran scholars believe that the frequency is dependent on the main portal and its assessment of its own environmental health. When the climate is arid or cold, the frequency is reduced, most likely an attempt to conserve resources. The portal is also less frequent in floral and faunal collection when the environment is especially stable. Unlike in the cases where the organisms are harvested by the portals made by the endemic life of Kaimere, living organisms that are harvested are not killed during the process of being duplicated, but remain as themselves alive and well.

List of main group of animals on Liera[]

✝ indicates that the group or species are extinct

Synapsids[]

Mammals[]

Proboscideans (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Desmostylians (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Sirenians (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Hyracoids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Macroscelids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Tenrecids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Tapirids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Chalicotheres (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Palaeotheres (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Brontotheres (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Rhinocerotids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Amynodonts (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Hyracodonts (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
✝Cervids (Extinct since 10 thousand years ago. Reason: Combination of competition with perissodactyls and hadrosaurs, as well as climate change and predation)
Entelodonts (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Anthracotheres (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
✝Hippopotamids (Extinct since 5 million years ago. Reason: Competition with amynodonts and anthacotheres)
Raoellids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Pakicetids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Ambulocetids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Remingtonocetids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Protocetids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
✝Basilosaurines (Extinct since 5 million years ago. Reason: Competition with killer sperm whales and orcas)
Dorudontines (In Agra and all major oceans)
Mysticetes (In Novolaurasia and all major oceans)
Odontocetes (In Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Eulipotyphlans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Chiropterans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Pholidotans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
✝Hyaenodonts (Extinct since 5 million years ago. Reason: Competition with canids, hyenas, cetofelids, and entelodonts)
Lutrines (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Mustelines (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Gulonines (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Mephitids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Pinnipeds (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Canids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Ursids (In Novolaurasia only)
Dylanusids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Hyaenids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Viverrids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Herpestids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Felids (In Novolaurasia only)
Scandentians (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Dermopterans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Plesiadapiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Adapiforms (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Lemuroids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Galagids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Hylobatids (In Agra and Neopangea)
Gorillines (In Agra only)
Pongines (In Agra only)
Paninans (In Agra only)
Australopithecines (In Agra and Neopangea)
Folivorans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Cingulatans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Marsupials (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Monotremes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)

Non-mammal synapsids[]

Venyukovioidids (In Agra only)
Dicynodonts (In Agra only)
Tapinocephalids (In Agra only)
Estemmenosuchids (In Agra only)
✝Gorgonopsids (Extinct since 150 million years ago. Reason: Competition with non-avian theropod predators)
Therocephalians
- Neothrinaxodontids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
- Nanictidopidids (In Agra only)
- Scylacosaurids (In Agra only)
- Gorgonosaurids (In Agra only)
- Akidnognathids (In Agra only)

Dinosaurs[]

Birds[]

Ratites (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Eogruids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Gaviiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Austrodyptornithes (In Novolaurasia and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Pelecaniformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Suliformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Charadriiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Mirandornithes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Gruiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Ciconiiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Gastornithiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Cathartids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Strigiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Anseriformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Columbids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Psittaciformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Galliformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Coliiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Megalaimids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Semnornithids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Capitonids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Lybiids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Ramphastids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Bucerotids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Musophagids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Trogoniformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Thraupids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Cardinalids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Emberizids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Passerids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Turdids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Corvids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Icterids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Piprids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Paradisaeids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Cotingids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Opisthocomids (In Agra, Novolaurasia, and Neopangea)
Enantiornithes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Archaeopterygids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)

Non-avian dinosaurs[]

Titanosaurians (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Rebbachisaurids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Dicraeosaurids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Hadrosaurids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Elasmarians (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
✝Iguanodonts (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
✝Stegosaurians (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
Ankylosaurians (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
✝Pachycephalosaurians (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
✝Ceratopsians (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
Coelophysids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
✝Ceratosaurids (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
Abelisauroids (In Neopangea only)
Spinosaurids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
✝Carnosaurs (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
✝Megaraptorans (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
Ornitholestids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Compsognathids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Tyrannosauroids (In Novolaurasia only)
Ornithomimosaurs (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Alvarezsaurs (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Oviraptorosaurs (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Therizinosaurs (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Scansoriopterygids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Dromaeosaurids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Troodontids (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)

Reptiles[]

✝Testudines (Extinct since 80 million years ago. Reason: Mass extinction event caused by volcanic activity)
Placodonts (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
✝Pliosauroids (Extinct since 30 million years ago. Reason: Competition with macropredatory sharks and basilosaurid whales)
Cryptoclidids (In all major oceans)
Elasmosaurids (In all major oceans)
Polycotylids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Helodermatids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Pygopodids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Amphisbaenians (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Rhynchocephalians (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Rhynchosaurs (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Weigeltisaurids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Thalattosuchians (In all major oceans)
Notosuchians (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Crocodilians (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Pterosaurs (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)

Amphibians[]

Salamandroideans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Cryptobranchoideans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Bufomimoideans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Gymnophionans (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Temnospondyls (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and shallow seas off the coastlines)
Ichthyostegalians (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)

Fish[]

Coelacanthiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Dipnomorphs (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Osteolepiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Salmoniformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Pachycormiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Pycnodontiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Polypteriformes (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Chondrosteids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Ginglymodids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Amiiformes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Chondrichthyes (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
✝Dunkleosteids (Extinct since 150 million years ago. Reason: Competition with sharks and pliosaurs)
Bothriolepidids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Agnathans (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)

Invertebrates[]

Eurypterids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Insects (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Arachnids (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Xiphosura (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Diplopods (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Chilopods (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Pycnogonids (In all major oceans)
Crustaceans (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Dinocaridids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Lobopods (In all major oceans)
Tardigrades (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Onychophorans (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Molluscs (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Annelids (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Medusozoans (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Ceriantharians (In all major oceans)
Actiniarians (In all major oceans)
Anthozoans (In all major oceans)

List of chimeran/homunculi species on Liera[]

Like on Kaimere, there are chimeran species, also known as homunculi, that inhabit Liera due to the First Lieran Children, the now-extinct race of dylanusids, who manipulated several portals, which the First Lieran Children called magic, for their own liking, creating new beings during their golden age of five thousand years. The First Lieran Children may are gone today, but their legacy lives on in homunculi: demons found throughout Liera. Many of these are individual creatures, while others have adapted ways to reproduce and thrive in a range of niches, integrating themselves into several ecologies. Although most avoid Lieran people, many Lieran people remember a time when these monsters were the people's most voracious predators on Liera..., Kaimere..., and Earth.

Shiengomortum (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Scalegull (In Neopangea, Novolaurasia, Agra, and many islands)
Lieran imp (In Neopangea, Novolaurasia, Agra, and many islands)
Mortemora (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Lieran merfolk (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)
Lieran vampire (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Lieran giant (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Troll (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia, and many islands)
Pterosona (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Fairy (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Warakona (In Neopangea and Novolaurasia)
Weregoblin (In Agra, Neopangea, and Novolaurasia)
Shakra (In Agra, Neopangea, Novolaurasia, and all major oceans)