Here is a video slide show of all the Sagan 4 dioramas from over the last 4 years. Note that while they are not in the order they were made, they are in chronological order of the Sagan 4 time periods. Enjoy!

Today marks the 4th anniversary of the creation of Sagan 4. Many creative people have worked on this project over the last 4 years. We have had people come and go, just like the species of Sagan 4. Many thanks to everyone who has participated in the past and present. May Sagan 4 have many years to come. Happy Anniversary of Sagan 4!

“The main premise is this: An organism is chosen, and then the contestants who have signed up for this contest will develop splits for it. Once the due date arrives, these splits are posted on this thread. A poll is then held, and the creator whose split wins will have the option of whether or not their organism will replace its ancestor after the other splits branch off. They then get to choose what the next organism will be for the next contest, after which this all begins again.”

Rules
1. All members can join.
2. Sign up date ends on August 24th, so join soon.
3. The mystery organism is revealed.
4. Contestants work on their splits.
5. On August 30th to September 2nd, all contestants must post their split in typical submission format on this thread.
6. Poll is held, the winner is chosen.
7. The winner gets to decide whether or not his organism will replace its ancestor and then gets to chose the organism for the next contest.
8. Repeat.

For more information go here.

Created by KingAcer

The gripper replaced it’s ancestor. The gripper has become more specialized in hunting nogger. It’s body became shorter and more slender, it’s legs also became shorter. This helps it chase noggers into their holes. It’s breathing tube became shorter too and it is able to close it so nothing falls in it when it scrapes against the walls.

It’s skin is camouflaged, which makes it harder to be seen by noggers. With it’s hooked front tooth, it is now able to easily kill a nogger and pull it out of it’s den. It still hunts alone and shares it’s kill with it’s family.

It’s mating behavior has not changed much either. The males still get pink shoulders during the breeding season. They still have tournaments every year to find the strongest male and they still use their front tooth in these fight, but because they have evolved hooks, they will get much small wounds. That’s why almost every gripper male has small scars on it’s skin. They rarely get seriously injured or die though.

Created by Maineiac

The pampobison has replaced it’s ancestor, the amplafeo in Yokto High Grassland and Yokto High Desert, but not in the North Tundra. This is because it has added plants to it’s diet, and, like it’s distant ancestor the pappopanton, has become the top omnivore in the Arctic Circle. it’s front legs have become bulkier and stronger than ever, and it’s tail has curved into a third leg with a thick flipper-foot. This stronger gait allows the pampobison to run and charge against predators, prey and enemy pampobison. Its blubber got much thicker than ever before, even more than the totoro, one of it’s bigger dishes (a.k.a. prey), and can even withstand it’s sharp claws. The only thing that can penetrate it’s skin is another pampobison’s two newly developed horns and/or gigantic mouth, (which looks like a hippopotamus’ mouth and has a jaw force of 400 psi.) It’s feet also look’s like a hippo’s and have spikes on it’s feet for a better hold on the ice while moving. It has also developed sexual dimorphism (a male has a taller sail tissue and a longer 2nd horn than a female’s.) because of it’s size, it requires to swallow stones to help digest food. At a staggering 4.4 meters in size, it can easily compete for food with other fauna.

It usually eats plants during the summer, and usually eats meat during the winter. The western subspecies of Glicker move to the Northern Tundra during the summer, and migrate back the Yokto Region during the winter. While the hardy eastern subspecies of Wright insulate during the winter. Both subspecies can interbreed with each over, however, as they share no physical differences from one another. They also still love to swim and wade in the water like their ancestors did. This comes in handy when forced to cross rivers during migration. They live just like their pappopanton ancestors some 25.5 million years before, with these exceptions: they now roam in herds up to 40. (one pair of the herd splits up to start a herd of their own when the herd exceeds 40 individuals) They form a defensive circle around their young,(like musk ox do) when threatened and when asleep (so infants rarely fall prey to predators at night) And that during the mating season, all adult males become very aggressive at each other, which lead to fights (at which both competitors charge at one another, clashing their horns and mauling each other) for the title for dominant male. These animals also weigh a ton and have an average lifespan of 35 years.

Biome: Rhodix Vents
Period: Rabidian Period
Creator: Time Traveling T-Rex
Fauna: Marfos, Marocta, Xxeljet, Dark Swarmer, Ventrapper
Flora: Vent Pyamus

Everyone who wishes to participate MUST agree to the following rules. The winner gets a FREE species from every person who submitted a diorama into this contest. Thus the more people who participate the bigger the prize for the winner!! If you do not agree to having to make a species for the winner if you loose then please to not submit a diorama into this contest.

Best of luck to all of you!

Congratulations Clarke and welcome to the Mods

Biome: Flisch Temperate Rainforest
Period: Raptorian Period
Creator: AnguaNatalia
Fauna: Shoveltail, Clear-Wing Worm, Hugo Worm
Flora: Hugograss, Umbrellapuff, Raincatching Sune, Pufftower, Threadshroom

The nice people at New Hades have added a new book to the Sagan 4 biology series called “Field Guide to Plents”. Euphonia Gunnarsdottir, in Safiri Salama! has given the book three stars! Also check out other New Hades books that feature species from other worlds such as Furaha, Epona and Snaiad!