that's a retarded. 9 out of 10 animals appeared with in the last 100,000-200,000 years? no. sharks, he'll nearly every fish, crocodiles, every known marine mammal have left evidence from millions of years ago, remaining largely unchanged.
I don’t know the specifics of this study but it could reflect a “bottleneck” in genetic diversity resulting from an extinction-level event (comet impact/global flood, etc.).
I’m not averse to the idea of another intelligent species creating these creatures after such an event either. I don’t think we’re alone.
Yeah but the vast, vast majority of species on the planet are either a) insects or b) small local populations that live on isolated islands. I don’t know the exact numbers but it’s not outlandish that everything you pointed out could make up only a tiny share of the species.
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carlip ago
that's a retarded. 9 out of 10 animals appeared with in the last 100,000-200,000 years? no. sharks, he'll nearly every fish, crocodiles, every known marine mammal have left evidence from millions of years ago, remaining largely unchanged.
bb22 ago
I don’t know the specifics of this study but it could reflect a “bottleneck” in genetic diversity resulting from an extinction-level event (comet impact/global flood, etc.).
I’m not averse to the idea of another intelligent species creating these creatures after such an event either. I don’t think we’re alone.
CallASpadeASpade ago
Yeah but the vast, vast majority of species on the planet are either a) insects or b) small local populations that live on isolated islands. I don’t know the exact numbers but it’s not outlandish that everything you pointed out could make up only a tiny share of the species.
senpaithatignoresyou ago
There were also those mass extinction events in the past, that culled vast amounts of life on this planet.