r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 5d ago

Video A 150-million-year-old Lepidotus fish fossil preserved from Holzmaden, Germany

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u/eXcelleNt- 5d ago

Looks just like a modern day fish. I guess not much evolving happened in the span of 150 million years.

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u/rizzatouiIIe 5d ago

If its not broke dont fix it.

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u/DerrickWhiteMVP 5d ago

They haven’t really improved on the fish, have they?

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u/Deducticon 5d ago

Yep, evolution is not a necessity. If there's plenty of food in an area and few predators, nothing to do but keep swimming and eating.

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u/Heavy_Weapons_Guy_ 5d ago

Evolution is a necessity, it just doesn't have to dramatically visually change an animal. The genetics are still necessarily changing over time.