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Evolution as many people think it looks: a linear path from one species to another to modern humans vs what evolution really looks: branching in many directions into many species Credit: @keesey@sauropods.win

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Evolution as many people think it looks: a linear path from one species to another to modern humans vs what evolution really looks: branching in many directions into many species Credit: @keesey@sauropods.win
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Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 21:40:14 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

Evolution doesn’t look how it’s depicted in pop culture. We often picture the famous “March of Progress” illustration where a series of apes stand in line leading to a modern human.
But evolution is not linear. It branches & divides without an intended direction or endpoint through natural selection.
Illustration by @keesey #science #history

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