Excellent video. I was not aware of the lineage of the modern dessert banana. When I was in junior high a classmate asked me about evolution and whether my ancestors were monkeys. I replied, "They certainly are!" He didn't know what to say. Regarding the question, the rhinopus appears to be a cephalopod. Maybe from the lineage of the hippopoctopus. ;)
See, I was trying to figure out, since the octopus is from the class cephalopoda, and rhino is from the class mammalia, what does that make the rhinopus? I guess we could create a new class. I guess the bigger problem is that they aren't even from the same phylum. Opps. At least they're both from the kingdom Animalia.
I do think the bit about the modern banana was pretty cool, especially considering how commonly it is used in creationist propaganda.
I am quite certain are monkeys up in our family tree!
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Excellent video. I was not aware of the lineage of the modern dessert banana. When I was in junior high a classmate asked me about evolution and whether my ancestors were monkeys. I replied, "They certainly are!" He didn't know what to say. Regarding the question, the rhinopus appears to be a cephalopod. Maybe from the lineage of the hippopoctopus. ;)
See, I was trying to figure out, since the octopus is from the class cephalopoda, and rhino is from the class mammalia, what does that make the rhinopus? I guess we could create a new class. I guess the bigger problem is that they aren't even from the same phylum. Opps. At least they're both from the kingdom Animalia.
I do think the bit about the modern banana was pretty cool, especially considering how commonly it is used in creationist propaganda.
I am quite certain are monkeys up in our family tree!
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