Permian Basin Superorganism

The Permian Basin Superorganism (PBSO)Project Freefall - Mystery Flesh Pit National Park Historic Archive - 29 August 2021 - YouTube - Retrieved 30 July 2024 was an instance of Immanis colosseus found in the Permian Basin region of Texas. Its discovery in the 1970s led to the establishment of the Mystery Flesh Pit National Park in 1980.Photos of the April 1980 annexation which brought the Mystery Flesh Pit into the U.S. National Park System. President Carter, near the end of his presidency, met with D.o.I & Anodyne personnel at the entry site itself to officially sign the proclamation. Below, an aerial photo of the pit and surrounding site captures the scale of work that took place from 1978-1981 to develop & improve the park’s interior infrastructure. - Trevor Roberts - 23 July 2022 - Mystery Flesh Pit National Park - Retrieved 16 April 2023
== History ==
=== Later events ===
In the wake of the disaster, the United States Department of Energy performed a feasibility study to determine the effectiveness of nuclear weapons against the superorganism. Their report determined that it would unwise to make the attempt.Unfortunately only the cover could be photographed, but these very large series of D.o.E. reports seem to suggest a very intensive investigation into the feasibility of using nuclear weapons to kill the permian basin superorganism, and the conclusion seems to be a resounding “no”. - Mystery Flesh Pit National Park - 24 July 2022 - Tumblr - Retrieved 28 July 2024
On 14 August 2018, a geobiological activity advisory warning was disseminated by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the United States Geological Survey, and the Permian Basin Recovery Corporation for Coke County, Gumption County, Howard County, Midland County, and Sterling County.[ EAS 08 : 14 : 2018 ] - Mystery Flesh Pit National Park Historic Archive - 15 December 2020 - YouTube - Retrieved 28 July 2024
The CARES Act, passed by the United States Congress, earmarked $120,000,000 US for further resource extraction from the superorganism.Some strange things in the COVID relief bill. - Mystery Flesh Pit National Park - 23 December 2020 - Tumblr - Retrieved 28 July 2024 - Archived 6 March 2022
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*The superorganism was created by Trevor Roberts.F.A.Q./Links - Trevor Roberts - 20 July 2020 - Mystery Flesh Pit National Park - Retrieved 16 April 2023The Strange Appeal Of Mystery Flesh Pit: How Trevor Roberts Built The Wildest Theme Park In All Of Fiction - Josh Weiss - 6 June 2023 - Forbes - Retrieved 28 July 2024
== Appearances ==
* Mystery Flesh Pit National Park
** Tourism poster for "Mystery Flesh Pit" National Park, a series I'm working on.Tourism poster for "Mystery Flesh Pit" National Park, a series I'm working on. - u/StrangeVehicles - 22 May 2019 - r/worldbuilding - Reddit - Retrieved 28 July 2024 - Archived 19 January 2020 (first appearance)
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==References==
Category:Immanis colosseus
Category:Non-human entities that prey on humans
Category:Creepypasta characters
Category:Human pre-history
Category:Kill count (over 700)
Category:2019 debut