[deleted] OP t1_j56fhrp wrote
Reply to comment by Soycordado in Why aren't all amniotes classified as reptiles in the current taxonomic groupings? Couldn't we have just called sauropsids "bird-like reptiles"? by [deleted]
Huh. I never thought about it like that. But when you think about it I guess you're kinda right because saying we're descended from mammal-like reptiles may imply to people with the ladder thinking that reptiles are just "less evolved", when they're not.
Still would've been nice to be able to say I was descended from a dinosaur though lol.
Soycordado t1_j56xzem wrote
Exactly. Takes the implications right out of it. Sprawling gaits and ectothermy work well for some, no need to change it, doesn't mean they're "primitive" just means they're undergoing different selective pressures!
lol, yes. But. to say we come from such a beautifully complex lineage is pretty cool too. Enigmatic in some cases. More fun that way, imo.
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