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!
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. ;)
ReplyDeleteSee, 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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!