A speeding clock could solve Darwin’s mystery of gaps in animal fossil records

https://theconversation.com/a-speeding-clock-could-solve-darwins-mystery-of-gaps-in-animal-fossil-records-263988

Accelerated evolution in young species may explain the difference between fossils and molecular evidence

Possibly helpful for plant fossil timing also

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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 234d (2 replies)

The new idea is that the moment that any big group of organisms first appears, evolution speeds up.

pilferjinx@piefed.social · 1 pts · 233d (1 reply)

Is that to say complexity breeds more complexity?

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 233d

I would rather describe it as polyphony breeds more diversification.

here_i_am_again@lemmynsfw.com · -6 pts · 234d (2 replies)
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Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 234d (1 reply)

Chuck Testa?

BreadOven@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 233d

NOPE!