Covergent Evolution
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 14 Apr 12:21
https://mander.xyz/post/28139096

#science_memes

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trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works on 14 Apr 12:25 next collapse

They all have one more thing in common: They understood that leaving the oceans was a bad idea.

Fenrir@lemmings.world on 14 Apr 13:31 next collapse

Same.

FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee on 14 Apr 14:56 collapse

“Have you seen what’s going on up there!? Go back to the ocean” -John Evolution in his 1964 speech

Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 17:54 next collapse

Lungs were a mistake

floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Apr 18:27 collapse

We needed to bring the ocean into our eyes to see

gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de on 15 Apr 23:50 next collapse

it’s a good thing that the oceans never left you. you carry them inside you everywhere you go. blood is salty because it’s a simulacrum of the ocean that we once surrounded ourselves with.

UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml on 16 Apr 02:26 collapse
Microw@lemm.ee on 14 Apr 15:16 next collapse

Why does it look like the reptile ancestor and the mammal ancestors had offspring together?

thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz on 14 Apr 17:22 collapse

That’s what you get for going warp 10.

Chuymatt@beehaw.org on 14 Apr 23:34 collapse

Man… why did you have to remind me of that horrid episode…

Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee on 14 Apr 16:59 next collapse

Shark --> shark

<3

sga@lemmings.world on 15 Apr 08:33 next collapse

I knew that sharks were always perfect. Why don’t we have a equivalent of shark-inisation (akin to carcinisation fro becoming crabs)

xwolpertinger@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 10:27 next collapse

Where is the missing land shark?

Checkmate, biologists /s

Zerush@lemmy.ml on 15 Apr 14:04 collapse

They work in Wall Street and Insurances.

Ledericas@lemm.ee on 16 Apr 07:10 collapse

also chimaeras, the old ancient shark looking fossiles, are related to chimaraes rather than sharks. 300+million years ago.