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Is this a case of regressive evolution (devolution)?

• krapp 6y ago
  No, it's just regular evolution. It's a mistake to assume that evolution prefers any particular direction, like increasing complexity or intelligence.
  • namenotrequired 6y ago
    Still, a species can evolve to be more similar to some distant ancestor than to a certain more recent one. There's no mistake in asking if that is the case here.