Evolution at work? Craziest thing I've seen all day.

[superchunk]

Slimebeast said:

whatever said:

Slimebeast said:

superchunk said:

@slimebeast

Its clearly evolution. Did you read the part about the calcium and how it is completely different between the egg laying southerners and the live birth northerners? Clearly they are adapting to the environment for the well being of the species. They have changed their bodily functions to have the beginnigns of a placenta and nutrient flow vs just egg laying.

No, I didn't see anything that suggested such a difference within this species. Can you show it, quote it?

"Now we can see that the uterus secretes calcium that becomes incorporated into the embryo—it's basically the early stages of the evolution of a placenta in reptiles," Stewart explained.

Read it properly. That line refers to both northern and southern skinks. He didn't claim there was a difference.

You and Superchunk are reading stuff into the article that aren't even there. See now what I mean when I said it's a misleading title!

No it doesn't. It refers stictly to the souther skinks that give live birth.