▁distinct ▁species , ▁become ▁ext inct , ▁though ▁hy brid ▁blood lines ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁species ▁still ▁exist ; ▁their ▁presence ▁in ▁history ▁has ▁been ▁er ased , ▁leaving ▁only ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁their ▁technology ▁behind ▁which ▁became ▁powerful ▁religious ▁artifact s ▁( the ▁reason ▁behind ▁the ▁Tem pl ars ' ▁and ▁the ▁Ass ass ins ' ▁on going ▁war ). ▁However , ▁the ▁" First ▁Civil ization " ▁did ▁not ▁origin ate ▁from ▁outer ▁space , ▁having ▁res ided ▁on ▁the ▁Earth ▁and ▁evol ved ▁over ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Cu ot l ▁in ▁R ise ▁of ▁Nations : ▁R ise ▁of ▁Leg ends '' ▁is ▁a ▁nation ▁of ▁Mes o amer ica - in sp ired ▁tribes ▁sub j ug ated ▁by ▁four ▁extr ater rest rial ▁be ings ▁who ▁install ▁themselves ▁as ▁de ities . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁An cient ▁Ali ens ▁in ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Mov ies ▁- ▁Part ▁One ▁ ▁An cient ▁Ali ens ▁in ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Mov ies ▁- ▁Part ▁Two ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ext r ater rest rial ▁life ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁Category : New ▁religious ▁movements ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁Category : Pre histor ic ▁life ▁in ▁popular ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁Mar ou bra ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁pipe fish es ▁with ▁one ▁species , ▁M . ▁pers err ata , ▁en demic ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁other , ▁M . ▁y as ud ai , ▁en demic ▁to ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Species ▁The ▁currently ▁recognized ▁species ▁in ▁this ▁genus ▁are