Previous study of Eurus

For other planets I’ve studied, there has been no shortage of previous research for me to base my writings on. Amthalassa has an intelligent species whose zoological science and palaeontology has reached a similar level to our own, and Nemoros had a species settle on it that was even more advanced. However, on Eurus this wasn’t quite so simple.

The planet does have a sapient species, but their science hasn’t developed yet to the extent that they’ve comprehensively catalogued the life on their planet or studied their evolution. Luckily the planet was recently discovered by the wider interstellar community, and although few have taken interest in the planet there was a small group that worked to study the wildlife there.  

While they only spent two years or so on the planet, and the group of researchers was very small in size, they’ve been able to gather much more data than a larger group of humans would have been able to obtain in decades, thanks to their access to far more advanced technology. Thankfully I’ve been able to get access to this data, and have done a great deal of research myself.  As usual, most taxonomic names have been changed to ones easier for humans to pronounce, using Greek and Latin words.  

Equirectangular map of Eurus, showing continent names based off of those given by the previous researchers. The two shades of blue represent sea during the windy season and still season, with only the darker areas covered by water during the driest days of the windy season.