Phylogenies
No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?
No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way? Many animals are still labeled as “primitive” or “ancient,” but modern evolutionary biology shows that all species alive today are equally evolved and have long lineages, rather than being ancestors or descendants. The concept of a hierarchical view of evolution, […]
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