Talk:Silurian

Quotes
Who removed the quotes? -- Darth Batrus 12:21, 09 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I did. Quotes are against the manual of style. -<Azes13 15:35, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Images
Not sure if this is helpful but found this picture whilst reading some extracts from Scales of Injustice and wondered if it might be something to add to the article. Anyway, here it is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ebooks/scalesofinjustice/images/800/ep3.html Darth Batrus 18:46, November 22, 2009 (UTC)

Appearences
It says that they are appearing in the pandorica opens and the big bang, does anyone know that for sure? ~ BillyWilliam3rd

300Mya
In The Hungry Earth, at 33:37, the Doctor says, "You're 300 million years outside your comfort zone."

300Mya is around the start of the Permian period (Cisuralian age, Asselian epoch, to be specific). It was during this era that the proto-reptiles split into two lines--pelycosaurs and sauropsids. The pelycosaurs were the ancestors of therapsids (mammal-like reptiles), mammals, and other synapsids. The sauropsids were the ancestors of the birds, most familiar dinosaurs, and modern reptiles.

Anyway, pelycosaurs are clearly still reptilian, and probably cold-blooded, but much more mammal-like in other ways than the sauropsids. And they ruled the planet for most of the next 50M years (until the P-Tr extinction wiped most of them out and the sauropsids took over, until the K-T extinction, aka the Adric extinction, 185 million years later, when synapsids took back over, in the form of mammals).

So, the Silurians could be early pelycosaurs, who evolved around 300Mya. Or they could be Carboniferous-era early reptiles who went into hibernation at the start of the Permian, maybe with different groups of them awakening at various different times in the future as a means of escaping the multiple extinction events.

I don't know if this helps the dating issue or just adds more controversy. If these are very early Silurians, that would explain the lack of the third eye and psychic powers.

Anyway, I'm not sure how to fit all this information into the article, but I'll add the basic 300Mya mention. --Falcotron 05:00, May 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Please don't try to fit this info into the article at all. Or, if you simply can't resist, please be very brief and put it either in an italicized, indented paragraph or clearly under the behind-the-scenes section. It's out-of-universe info. And perhaps more to the point, it's speculation about the nature of the connection of the DWU to the RW. And that's really not on.  Czech Out  ☎ | ✍ 21:46, May 26, 2010 (UTC)

Warrior-gender
Is it worth noting that the majority of the warrior Silurians seen in series 5 are female? Hell Kaiser ryo12 (Talk&bull;Contribs) 22:31, June 18, 2010 (UTC)

No, I don't think so. Not unless we can find an explanation for why this is.122.105.223.16 07:59, June 27, 2010 (UTC)

Susceptibility to electricity
Is it also worth noting the fact that Ambrose was able to kill a Silurian using only a few taser blasts? Although it's well known that even one taser shot can kill a person (as the media here in North America regularly reports), it might be worth noting that this same weakness afflicts at least the version of the Silurians seen in HE/CB. 68.146.81.123 21:18, June 21, 2010 (UTC)

masks
don't you think the masks bear more resembalence to the classic series silurians than the actul new series silurians? does this mean that the classic series silurians were just wearing masks? submited july the 3rd 2010.


 * I'm of this impression as well. I firmly believe that the Silurians in the older episodes were simply wearing different helmets and that they integrated their weaponry into the helmet. Nothing says they weren't, and the new series indicates that they are just different tribes. That's hardly enough excuse for one group to look completely humanoid down to humanlike facial features and the other to not. Besides, it lends something to the older appearances: The reason they looked like masks was because they WERE masks. 72.247.151.10 22:08, June 6, 2011 (UTC)

Article Split
I noticed that Cyberman had been split into two articles (Cyberman and Cyberman (Pete's World)) I wondered whether a similar thing could be done here, since the newer Silurians lack many of the physical parts that the older Silurians had (Third Eye was gone, body was shaped slightly differently [though arguably due to Computer software and makeup being able to create more humanoid-looking creatures], a giant tongue) and etc. Would there be enough information to warrant an article split? Manga Maniac 19:36, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

The cybermen weere split for the same reason that characters who appear in both universes are split. The silurians seen in the new series are the same species as the original silurians, they are just a different branch of the species. The cybusmen have a completely different backstory to the real cybermen, and don't even come from the same universe.Gowron8472 21:57, September 14, 2010 (UTC)

End Of Time/Pandorica Opens
Could the alien seen in the cantina scenes in these episodes be some species of Silurian? The vet 09:57, September 23, 2010 (UTC)

Alien?
Are the Silurians alien? Cortion 14:41, June 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * No, at least not in the "extraterrestrial" sense. They were the dominant species on Earth before the dinosaurs became extinct, but they've been in hibernation for millions of years because they thought the Moon was going to collide with them at that point. Different tribes awoke at varying points of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, due to human interference. I'm not even certain they have space travel, though I could be mistaken. 94.12.20.134 14:51, June 6, 2011 (UTC)

Main image
Changing image for the following reason: current picture shows the Silurians wearing masks. It should show them without such affects covering their appearances.

Sontarans are not shown with their helmets on, because most of the time there off. However, Daleks are (nearly) always in their Travel machines and are rarely uncovered.

In comparison, Silurians hardly ever wear masks. User:Cortion suggests that, through out all of their appearances - Silurians have mostly worn masks. This statement isn't true. So, in a nutshell, the image should be changed. Skittles the hog-- Talk 17:40, July 3, 2011 (UTC)

I'm not a liar, Skittles, only five Silurians have been seen without their masks so far, and those are: Alaya, Restac, Malokeh, Eldane and Vastra. All the others have got their masks on. Whilst with Sontarans, we've seen quite a lot more than that. It's not covering their faces, it's adding a concept.

And also, give me a very, very good reason. Then yes, I will try and find another image. Cortion 17:46, July 3, 2011 (UTC)

What? Are we talking about the same Doctor Who? Do any of the following Silurians wear masks: Icthar, Imorkal, K'to, Scibus, Tarpok. No. Nor do any of their (many) followers. It's clear your a new series-only fan, but the show has a history y'know. As for find an image, I already have/had one. It was in the infobox before you removed it. Skittles the hog-- Talk 17:59, July 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * This is the type of article that could you a double image (like on the Cyberman page or two 250px (on on top of the other)). One image would be a Silurian with the third eye, and the second one one from the new series. This can only work since there are a major difference between the two. Mini-mitch\talk 18:00, July 3, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I suppose. So long third eye, you shall be missed. I've put a suggestion to the side, is this what you had in mind? Skittles the hog-- Talk 18:05, July 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not a new-series only fan. I do enjoy some classic serials, e.g. Logopolis, Castrovalva. And sorry, but I don't really agree with this. Either this, I get a new-series Silurian without the mask, and I said Skittles for you to give a very valid reason, or we keep the one with the mask. Cortion 07:12, July 4, 2011 (UTC)

No we don't. Your opinion is not fact. Both myself and Mini-mitch agree on a split image. I've given you a good reason, now you give me one for keeping an image where you cannot see the faces. Hint: there isn't one! Skittles the hog-- Talk 09:58, July 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * I want does not get, Cortion. This is a wiki ran by a community, not by one person. We come to agrements when trying to decide things. If everyone was like "I want this... I want that..." we would get nowhere. Mini-mitch\talk 12:39, July 4, 2011 (UTC)

Well said. So, do you like this image? Skittles the hog-- Talk 12:58, July 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * I do. The only complaint I would have is to have the Silurian with the third eye made a little more clear. In other words, make the image more obvious that it has a third eye. Apart from that I like it. Mini-mitch\talk 13:01, July 4, 2011 (UTC)

The problem with the eye is that it's generally the only thing in the shot when it's alight. The director always zooms in on it for some reason. I suppose you could take a Warriors of the Deep Silurian, but the originals were the best in my own opinion. Anyway, I'll take a look and see if I can't find a good one. Skittles the hog-- Talk 13:08, July 4, 2011 (UTC)