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Author Topic:   On Transitional Species (SUMMATION MESSAGES ONLY)
CosmicChimp
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Message 7 of 314 (505047)
04-06-2009 10:17 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by AustinG
04-06-2009 8:57 PM


penguins as transition?
As far as speculation goes, I think penguins are a dead end. They're too specialized, as far as I can tell, to survive the environmental changes that would otherwise make them into a full-time ocean animal. Here I'm assuming the land breeding locations they need to breed and rear chicks to be unavailable.
Amphibians or other non cetacean mammals (like seals) might be able to make it back to the water full time.
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CosmicChimp
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Message 10 of 314 (505091)
04-07-2009 11:20 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by kuresu
04-07-2009 11:00 AM


Hi Kuresu,
I don't see how you can be so sure as to put "Archy" into a "B" position without direct evidence. Read Chiroptera's post again he explains why Archy is best shown to be at D.

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