Fallowfox
Are we moomin, or are we dancer?
Attaman's pointing out something interesting here that's true across the tree of life in general.
Often relatively depauperate groups of organisms today that are conservative in their ecology, like crocodiles, are the last surviving representatives of groups that were much more diverse in the past.
Often relatively depauperate groups of organisms today that are conservative in their ecology, like crocodiles, are the last surviving representatives of groups that were much more diverse in the past.