Ferris Jabr · Nautilus · 2015
The Rise and Fall of the Living Fossil
In fact, the whole concept of a “living fossil” has fallen apart.
Why we picked it
Crocodile fossils provide a memorable case study in how a seductive scientific metaphor can conceal millions of years of evolutionary change.
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