The Atavus are an ancient humanoid species that lived on Earth some three million years before humans evolved. Both the Taelons and the Jaridians evolved from the Atavus. For reasons unclear, the Atavus living on Earth were forced to retreat into stasis in "hives" hidden around the planet. Those on other worlds eventually split into the Taelons and Jaridians; prior to this separation, the Atavus either evolved or were granted the shaquarava, distinguishing themselves from their energy claw-wielding forebears. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.