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Toe to justify great change in kind needs great time.
In order for change to happen, time must pass. But just because time passes, that doesn't mean that change must happen.
The Coelacanth is suited for its current environment, which is an extremely stable environment. Why should it change?
The ancient varieties of Coelacanth apparently were not suited for those different environments, and went extinct in those environments.
Moose
This message has been edited by minnemooseus, 09-07-2004 01:57 PM
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.
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