Our common ancestor with other mammals may have been a roughly rat-size animal that weighed no more than a half a pound, had a long furry tail and lived on insects.
Ah, I miss my tail!
Feb 08 2013
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Feb 08 2013
Our common ancestor with other mammals may have been a roughly rat-size animal that weighed no more than a half a pound, had a long furry tail and lived on insects.
Ah, I miss my tail!
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Zachary
February 8, 2013 at 10:28 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
humble much?
F [nucular nyandrothol]
February 9, 2013 at 4:45 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Well, much more recent ancestors had tails, so maybe we can get them back with a little tinkering. That is, more tail than that which some people are born with.
dukeofomnium
February 9, 2013 at 7:23 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I miss eating insects.
left0ver1under
February 9, 2013 at 11:30 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
It does not surprise that the people who deny human migration out of Africa (re: the genographic project) are the same people who deny the fact of evolution. Admitting the facts means they cannot claim superiority or justify their bigotry. All humans are Africans, and all humans are animals.
great1american1satan
February 9, 2013 at 1:02 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
OK, it’s supposed to be the earliest placental mammal. That means at least three mammal lineages survived the K-T extinction. So what did the monotreme and marsupial survivors look like? Wish the answers were easier to find.