Old species learn new tricks... very slowly

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Aug 15, 2018, 2:50 pm109 pts
A quick look at the fossil record shows that no species lasts forever. On average, most species exist for around a million years, although some species persist for much longer. A new study published in Scientific Reports from paleontologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama shows that…

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