Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by Idaho_Shooter
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye

Most people of your opinion classify the division in equidae into its three surviving member species (horse, donkey, and zebra) as an example of micro evolution. Do you consider this an example of micro evolution, i.e., the sort of evolution that you accept?


Just a slight correction on your taxonomy.
Equidae is a Family

Horse, Zebra, and Donkey are Genus

I know this. If you accept it's a family, that means you accept they are related. Related means they have a common ancestor. So is this because you believe their subdivision to be an example of the sort of evolution you accept, i.e., micro evolution?

Arguing with the wrong guy here. Of course they descended from a common ancestor.

Yes I used my nomenclature wrongly. I should have stated marsupials were displaced by "higher" mammals throughout the rest of the world as the dominant species with exception of Australia.

Once again, just because many species of marsupials died off as their brethren changed into and were displaced by "higher mammals" goes not mean the entire group went extinct.

Just as monkeys and apes are not extinct just because some members of the group branched off and became many species of humanoid.


People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.