| Ítem #: SCP-ES-087 |
Level 2/ES-087 |
| Object Class: Safe |
Classified |
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-ES-087 is contained in a container in the Site-34 anomalous object warehouse 01.
Description: SCP-ES-087 is a mapping set created around 1968. Inside, SCP-ES-087 contains four objects, collectively designated SCP-ES-087-1. SCP-ES-087-1-A is a nautical chart of the Pangea continent, has characteristics exact to those seen in real ecosystems, presenting both biotic and abiotic factors fully functional, as well as the presence of several animal and plant species of the time such as Lystrosaurus and Ginkgo respectively. ES-087-1-A presents its own chronological time scale based on minutes [See Addendum ES-087-B.]
The object can be modified by means of SCP-ES-087-1-B, which is a graphite pencil and SCP-ES-087-1-C, a rubber eraser. When used on ES-087-A, 087-B will draw whatever is wished automatically, once modified, the map cannot be reverted to previously made changes in any way. Using SCP-ES-087-1-C will reset the object to its original state, regardless of the number of modifications previously made. In addition, SCP-ES-087-1-D is a monocular similar to those used in the 19th century, its main anomalous property being that it allows viewing greater distances inside ES-087-1-A, depending on the closeness of the object and the subject's eye.
The modifications made to ES-087-1-A have repercussions on the internal ecosystems of the same, depending on the change, canyons, increased volcanic activity, continental separation, etc., may have been created. At the same time, the latter affect the species within it in different ways, generating different phenomena, mainly adaptation, extinction and speciation.
SCP-ES-087 was originally discovered by a group of students at the National University of Rosario in the [REDACTED] library, Rosario, Argentina. Having noticed that it suddenly manifested itself in the air, falling in the study area of the library in front of several students. The subjects reported finding the object covered with ashes, as well as being accompanied by several fragments of paper and parchment that, given their state, were impossible to recognize and, given the current date, have not been recovered.
Subsequently, these students discovered the anomalous properties of the object, which triggered that several groups of the educational institution knew about the existence of SCP-ES-087, attracting the interest of several researchers and news programs in the region, who spread the fact at the provincial level. This event was intercepted by the Foundation, disinformation campaigns were carried out in the region, replacing news about the object with the success of an alleged alternative history book, and subsequently the amnestization of those involved was carried out in the respective media and institutions.
Addendum 087-B
Object advertising information
On its side, SCP-ES-087 presents an introductory text, accompanied by instructions and indications for use, which are shown below:
PREHISTOPIA
Welcome to PREHISTOPIA, a new experience where you will be able to witness the miracle of life itself in its maximum splendor. First of all, let me give you a little introduction.
PREHISTOPIA is set in the Triassic period, with a starting point of 252 million years before the present. You will get to see magnificent primitive dinosaurs such as Herrerasaurus or Coelophysis. Strange environmental conditions with oxygen levels even lower than today, large dry and sparsely forested ecosystems, a perfect paradise for research and discovery.
Your mission is to let your imagination run wild, modify the environment as you wish, creating from large valleys to ice ages that change the course of the history of this small land, feel like a little god while you see how life finds its way, diversifying in different ways and achieving surprising results in this great race for survival.
If you are a young student curious and fanciful about alternative scenarios, or a researcher eager to create a top-notch thesis, this is your time to shine.
Usage instructions:
- For every minute that passes in real life, 10000 years of evolution will happen in PREHISTOPIA, so you will have to be quick and analytical when making observations.
- Use the pencil included in the set and refrain from using anything different, it will not work and could ruin the product.
- In case you make an unwanted mistake in the timeline, use the eraser immediately to go back to zero and start over.
Risk factors:
- This product is NOT a toy, you are altering an entire pocket dimension while using the product, please be careful when using it and avoid giving it to children under 10 years old.
- Damage to this product is punishable by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
At the end of your use, please return it to its original library. Thank you and enjoy this experience.
Research note: I must admit that we have found an anomaly with a high experimental value, due to its conditions and proposed uses. This object could have a great relevance in research to unveil the secrets of prehistoric times, and even improve our understanding of such enigmatic phenomena as evolution. I do not know if you are interested, but testing this anomaly could be really beneficial.
- Agent M. Patterson.
Addendum 087-C
Testing Log
After a series of discussions, the Biology Department authorized a series of tests to be performed with SCP-ES-087 under the supervision of Agent Mike Patterson. It is expected that an extended record of different scenarios created by the object will be created in the future. The first two tests performed are transcribed below:
Date: 11/24/21
Length: 5 days.
Modified event: Creation of fertile zones in most of the deserts of Pangea, Middle Triassic.
Development: Much of Pangea was covered with different groups of plant masses of the time. At the same time, there was a progressive increase in oxygen levels similar to those seen in the Carboniferous period, as well as environmental changes that led to a warm and humid climate.
Due to climate change, recent deciduous trees such as Ginkgo began to become extinct, along with a rise in fern and conifer populations, subsequently becoming the predominant species 30 million years later. The planetary fauna underwent major changes in the Midlle Triassic, with a rise in Prosauropsid populations. throughout the continent, a boom in smaller carnivorous dinosaur species and a notable increase in the size of different species of arthropods, amphibians and reptiles.
Most coastal aquatic ecosystems underwent a massive expansion of scleractinian coral reefs around them. The evolution of various flying reptiles favored by the increased density of the atmosphere could also be seen, which eventually competed for ecological niches with the giant arthropods. The test ended 5 real days later, after a series of volcanic events caused massive forest fires around the planet in the Middle Jurassic, which wiped out 90% of the terrestrial species, resulting in the desertification of most of the globe.
Date: 11/30/21
Length: 9 days.
Modified event: Stimulation to the evolution of different synapsid species, Early Triassic.
Development: For this test, several changes were made to the Triassic ecosystem, especially to avoid the evolutionary development of diapsids. The extermination of a portion of the archosaur species known so far was carefully carried out, in addition to the appearance of an ice age, in which most of the terrestrial reptiles did not survive, unlike the synapsids, which, thanks to the development of fur and thermoregulation, were able to survive for the most part.
Later, the synapsids diversified into various groups around Pangea, which occupied different niches left by the archosaurs. Most of these species were able to solve the Carrier's constraint by means of different adaptations, originating bipedal mammalian reptiles, marine reptiles and even some species capable of flying.
Among these new species, primitive mammals originated, which proved to perfect some characteristics already present in other synapsids, so there was a quite marked competition for niches throughout the Mesozoic for different ecological niches. The test was completed at the end of the Cretaceous period, when a 10 km wide asteroid hit the northwestern Yucatan Peninsula, in conjunction with massive volcanic eruptions in the recently formed Deccan plateau, with 75% of the species becoming extinct, and only mammals similar to modern mammals surviving.
