Genome

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Project Pompeii

Vesuvius

Caeliphoneus malignis

β€œMalicious God Slayer”

Part β…“ Force of Anarchy

(Remember to read tab 2!)

β€œThe walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love, grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above” -Dan Smith

β€œPeople never believe in volcanoes until the lava actually overtakes them.” -George Santanaya

"Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently" -Exodus 19:18:

"A black and dreadful cloud, broken with rapid, zigzag flashes, revealed behind it long, fantastic flames, like flashes of lightning magnified.” -Pliny the Younger, witness of the eruption of Vesuvian.

Successor to Incuphaganax dominator, Solaris, Basilomachus carnifex, Deimos, and Thanatophaganax crudelis, Lucifer, SaggitariusΒ and Andromeda.

1. Gorgosaurus:

  • Base genome.
  • Gorgosaurus was the most agile Tyrannosaurid. We'll use this for the base genome since it has high agility.
  • Peak arctometarsalus

2. Plateosaurus:

  • arguably best gastralia
  • Arm base.
  • Opposable thumbs

3. Polypterus sp. Dabola:

  • hybrid ganoine structure (P.lapradei has dense, long, hydrodynamic scales, while P.endlicheri has wide, heavy, flattening plates) so it's fused to be extremely hard yet crack resistant.
  • Faster blood clotting
  • Modified by squalicorax dermal denticles to have fluorapatite and stacked on top of osteodermine.
  • Palatal teeth modified into flat plates using zebra bullhead shark contribution.

4. Meraxes gigas:

  • Interlocking caudal vertebrae.
  • Fused sacral vertebrae.
  • Sickle shaped toe claw like a cassowary.
  • Thick, stocky legs.
  • Sharp carinae on the toe claw.
  • Toe stability modifications.

5. Black Jacobin Hummingbird:

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  • boosts the pectoral muscles
  • mitochondrial density,
  • four chambered heart,
  • extremely fast Cori cycle (fused with raza’s cori cycle so that it can store the lactic acid and then recycle it when requiring burst energy)
  • permanent usage of the HGPRT Loophole which helps with ATP Efficiency.
  • Higher neuron density

6. Purussaurus:

  • jaw robustness boost,
  • regulatable metabolism
  • crocodilian jaw muscle boost,
  • more powerful longissimus and iliocostalis muscles,
  • larger external nares with a structure similar to a gothic flying buttress (yes) which helps with stress dissipation,
  • slight heterodonty,
  • massive supratemporal fenestrae,
  • changes the breathing system using a hepatic piston which helps against compression,
  • sensitive mechanoreceptors,
  • makes the tooth replacement faster,
  • alpha and beta keratin in the skin.
  • Enlarged sagittal crest.
  • Lactic acid buffering.
  • Ability to completely close ears.
  • Large gular valve
  • Better arrangement of osteoderms for higher flexibility.
  • Robust immune system.
  • Stronger tail overall.

7. Mapusaurus:

  • Makes the top part of the cervical vertebrae interlock
  • Gives serrations to the front teeth since the hind teeth won't have carinae from zebra Bullhead shark.
  • Makes Opisthocoelicaudia’s neural spines higher.

8. Pronghorn Antelope:

  • Lung size increase.
  • Extremely large cristae surface.
  • More hemoglobin
  • High concentration of capillaries in muscles
  • Carotid rete countercurrent heat exchanger system to prevent overheating
  • Krebs Cycle

9. African Gray Parrot:

  • Intelligence.
  • Enhances the jaw muscles SLIGHTLY for better bite forces.
  • Reinforces the snout with keratin (beak, but not)

10. Zebra Bullhead Shark

  • Robust carinae.
  • Layered Fluorapatite
  • Robust and thick dermal denticles
  • Infuses the ganoine with Fluorapatite.
  • Medullary organ to blind out background noise
  • Makes the teeth more wide.

11. Majungasaurus:

  • Tail base.
  • Slightly decreases the length of the tibia which helps with balance and agility
  • Makes the legs much stronger overall.
  • Lower part of the cervical vertebrae made to interlock much like taurovenator but instead of the top part of the cervical vertebrae it uses the lower part.

12. Common Ostrich:

  • fibrocartilaginous pad inside the ankle joint.
  • Massive gastrocnemius tendon that runs down the back of the leg
  • massive, wide, elastic cushion made of dense connective tissue and adipose tissue cushioning the foot.
  • closed pubic symphysis.
  • Ulnar ridge and broad muscle cleats
  • massively deep, broad, fused chest girdle
  • Lumbosacral organ.
  • Vestibular system.
  • Gular fluttering.
  • Panting.
  • Brain cooling
  • Water metabolism
  • Higher hemoglobin and myoglobin
  • Tibia with increased hydroxyapatite concentration, collagen, magnesium and carbonate contents which helps with load bearing.
  • Flicker fusion frequency which is 80-100 hertz

13. Machairodus:

  • Hypertrophied neck muscles.
  • Strong grip and high dexterity.
  • Semi-opposable thumbs Β 

Β 14. Opisthocoelicaudia:

  • massive, broad limb bone circumferences of the humerus and femur to dissipate immense gravitational compressive forces and strengthen the limbs,
  • size boost.
  • Trabeculae.
  • Bifurcated neural spines.
  • Raised neural spines.
  • Massive tail base

15. White Bellbird:

  • Extremely powerful respiratory system.
  • Stronger abdominal muscles and ribs.
  • Instinct to gulp air which helps with breathing.

16. Megalancosaurus

  • Caudal raised neural spines that are PEAK for muscle attachments. Unlike regular neural spines that are regular, these ones are quite like mushrooms where they end in an enlarged oval shaped structure.
  • Raised neural spines
  • Elongates the scapula to stretch out to the neural spines for more muscle attachments.
  • Modifies the shoulder structure to use a selliform glenoid joint to maintain slight flexibility.
  • Shoulder Hump.
  • Raised neural spines at the hump modified to be much better for muscle attachments.
  • Overall just better muscle attachment points for the spine.

17. Red Tegu:

  • Hypertrophies the bite muscles.

(This just overall makes the bite stronger, not a complex upgrade)

  • Fat storage in tail (covering the caudofemoralis)
  • Elongated the back of the skull.
  • Jacobson's organ.
  • Forked, light tongue.

Stats

Basic stats

Bite force

Bite force: 100,000 Newtons for smaller ones, 115,000 for larger ones.

Speed

Speed: 37 km/ph for smaller ones, 26 km/ph for larger ones.

Weight

Weight: 13 tons for the smaller ones, 18 tons for larger ones.

Agility

Because the tail is shorter, less of its mass is sitting far away from the hips. This means Vesuvius doesn't have to fight as much rotational inertia when trying to turn its body. The tail is also extremely muscular near the base, where the caudofemoralis is concentrated, giving the hips a massive amount of control over the movement of the body.

But the tail isn't just a stiff balancing pole. The Megalancosaurus influence allows it to move laterally when needed, so Vesuvius can stiffen it for stability or swing it to help control a sharp turn. The hips do most of the actual work, while the tail helps control how much the body rotates and stops Vesuvius from just throwing itself off balance.

The nervous system is also doing a lot here. The Machairodus contributions improve energy availability and motor control, while the modified medullary system filters out some of the noise caused by Vesuvius's own movement. This lets the mechanoreceptors focus more on changes in the terrain instead of getting overwhelmed by the creature stomping around.

The legs aren't literally solid beams either. They still need some flexibility or they'd just break under 13–18 tonnes. The goal is to reduce unnecessary flexing and energy loss while keeping enough elasticity to absorb impacts. The fibrocartilaginous ankle pads, massive gastrocnemius tendon and reinforced lower-leg structure help with this.

Strategy

Skull Swatting

Vesuvius employs a strategy that exploits cranial cancellous bone, cranial trabeculae and temporal femstrae.

A devastating lateral strike targeting the skull's weakest structural axis.

Woodpecker cranial cancellous bone is weak to this.Β Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49765494_A_mechanical_analysis_of_woodpecker_drumming_and_its_application_to_shock-absorbing_systemsΒ 

Bighorn Ram too. Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11352153/Β 

(Well, these studies don't really show this but I have one that SHOULD tie this all together (don't quote me on this) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3462285/)

Doing some calcs!

Variables

X = The force needed to break the skull from a frontal impact

Y = force needed to break the skull from a lateral impact

Y = 0.44 X

That means a lateral strike only needs 44% of a frontal strike to break the skull.

This isn't factoring in other modifications to the skull like pachyostosis and whatever

Dermal denticles are placed on the entire body, including the palms. These are reinforced by a Fluorapatite weaving structure running through the dermal denticles and teeth.

This arm plating allows V to smack its opponents with a reinforced palm to avoid being damaged by their armoring (e.g. spikes, osteoderms, keratin plates.)

Energy

Cori Cycle:

In Vesuvius, the Cori cycle is used as a last resort desperate boost of energy.

The lactic acid is stored, then using the hummingbird genome quickly turned into ATP, fusing the hummingbird metabolic pathways with the Razanandrongobe genome enables specialized cellular containment of lactic acid. Upon triggering, this reserve undergoes hyper-accelerated recycling back into ATP, providing a brief, catastrophic surge of burst energy at the cost of profound subsequent exhaustion.”.

The puru genome allows Vesuvian to store its lactic acid to be recycled for ATP when required.

Armor

Layer 1: Pseudo Ganoine (osteodermine)

Basically ganoine but reptilian.

Layer 2. Ganoine

hybrid ganoine structure (P.lapradei has dense, long, hydrodynamic scales, while P.endlicheri has wide, heavy, flattening plates) so it's fused to be extremely hard yet crack resistant.

Layer 3: Dermal Denticles

These dermal denticles (as mentioned before) have a fluorapatite weaving system running through them, making them extremely hard. Used to reinforce the ganoine.

Layer 4: Scales

Standard theropod scales.

Layer 5: Keratinized Skin

The skin is heavily keratinized (Razanandrongobe) and is infused with Beta keratin and Alpha keratin.

Layer 6: Osteoderms

These osteoderms are derived from the Glyptosaurus genome.

(Tab 3 for ecology)

Ecology

Ecology

C.malignis’ ecology is extremely well documented. The documentation of C.malignis’ pack is closely monitored by drones controlled by the Mount Branch in Sector 4.

Reproduction:

Oblivion Genetics specifically created a chromosome dubbed CR4CM, named for

C (Chromosome)

R (Reproduction)

4 (Sector 4)

CM (Caeliphoneus malignis, species name)

This is called a synthetic karyotype or an artificial reproductive bridge.

Island and Habitat:

Isle Saint Eyre is located where the Pacific Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, Eurasian Plate (often represented by the Amur or Okhotsk microplates), and the North American Plate interact closely. This complex tectonic setup creates intense seismic and volcanic activity, including the Boso triple junction just off the coast.

The island is around 175,000 square kilometers in size, around 30% larger than Greece.

There is a dormant volcano at the heart of the island, measuring around 4,500 to 5,200 meters above sea level, called Mount Vilxanoct.