Me and a colleague were discussing, I seemed to remember there was some theory that humans lived semi-aquatically for a while
2007-02-06 02:59:14 · 7 answers · asked by mrfore1212 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes, remember it well from somewhere ! This is E. Haeckel's Ricapitualation theory; His said that "ontongeny recapitualates phylogeny". Briefly, he proposed that
as an organism develops (Ontogeny), it repeats (recapitualates) or goes through the evolutionary past of it's ancestors (phylogeny). We (humans) briefly have gill slits while in the womb, that eventually (I believe) turn into the inner ear bones. See the reference below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haeckel
2007-02-06 08:13:33 · answer #1 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to think I know more about the evolutionary cycle of humans more than the next guy, but i have never heard of such a theory. Could amphibians hold the mental capacity of early humans?
2007-02-06 03:03:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not amphipian but aquatic, yes.
It's called the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis and there seems to be quite a lot of evidence to back it up; Hairlessness, bipedalism, breath control, fat distribution etc. There's a wikipedia page that's worth a read.
2007-02-06 03:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by rizole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roundabout the time we traded gills for lungs, we would've been amphibious. Fish, then amphibians, then mammals would be my best guess.
So when do we get to be reptiles or birds!
2007-02-06 03:03:40 · answer #4 · answered by lazer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evolution is BS
2007-02-06 03:09:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
heres a better question, what will we evolve INTO?
2007-02-06 03:07:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
isn;t that were woman came from
amphibians.........lol....
2007-02-06 03:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by rottentothecore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋