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An off-shoot of the Homo Sapiens Sapiens found in the fossil records of several worlds which showed parallel development to that on Earth. Most notably are the records found on Earth Two, a near exact duplicate to the Sol system found lightyears away discovered by the Enterprise (NCC-1701) under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, along with a number of other worlds in which Homo Sapiens developed independently. An interesting note is that there are no known fossil records of Homo Sapiens Aqualis on Earth itself, making Earth an anomaly in the general evolutionary record of its principle species. The species has also been discovered on Ekos, the dominant species is genetically very similar to Homo Sapiens and dubbed Homo Sapiens Ekosian. | |||
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The average life span is about equal to that of Homo Sapiens, though they tend to be slightly shorter and heavier due to a much higher bone and muscle density than that of humans, owing to the high pressure environments they are found. | The average life span is about equal to that of Homo Sapiens, though they tend to be slightly shorter and heavier due to a much higher bone and muscle density than that of humans, owing to the high pressure environments they are found. | ||
An interesting feature of Aqualis is that through young have difficulty handling the depth, and tend to spend formative years growing up at shallower depths until their bodies can handle the higher pressure at the sea floor. | |||
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An off-shoot of the Homo Sapiens Sapiens found in the fossil records of several worlds which showed parallel development to that on Earth. Most notably are the records found on Earth Two, a near exact duplicate to the Sol system found lightyears away discovered by the Enterprise (NCC-1701) under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, along with a number of other worlds in which Homo Sapiens developed independently. An interesting note is that there are no known fossil records of Homo Sapiens Aqualis on Earth itself, making Earth an anomaly in the general evolutionary record of its principle species. The species has also been discovered on Ekos, the dominant species is genetically very similar to Homo Sapiens and dubbed Homo Sapiens Ekosian.
Compared to Humans
Aqualis has evolved to be amphibious while maintaining most of its land-based physiology. In particular, they are capable of withstanding extreme depths and breathing through gills. The lungs are present and not vestigial, able to process oxygen like that of a normal human. The lungs are resistant to seawater and while they do not process oxygen, they are used in a breathing-like way to moderate body temperature and pressure.
The average life span is about equal to that of Homo Sapiens, though they tend to be slightly shorter and heavier due to a much higher bone and muscle density than that of humans, owing to the high pressure environments they are found.
An interesting feature of Aqualis is that through young have difficulty handling the depth, and tend to spend formative years growing up at shallower depths until their bodies can handle the higher pressure at the sea floor.