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Hmmm, judging by the number of down-votes on my "it'll taste like chicken" comment I have the feeling I need to remind some of the evolutionary grandparents of
by Yetanfou 12y ago
Hmmm, judging by the number of down-votes on my "it'll taste like chicken" comment I have the feeling I need to remind some of the evolutionary grandparents of the humble chicken. Remember that chickens, being birds, most likely are descended from small carnivorous dinosaurs. While the mentioned dinosaur is a vegetarian sauropod, both share a common ancestor.
- DanBC 12y agoBut dinosaurs share a common ancester with humans. And we taste like pork, not chicken.
- Torn 12y agoWhat common ancestor? You risk going so far back your suggestion is meaningless
- dredmorbius 12y ago~ 320 - 315 mya, amniotes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_mammals#The_ancestry_of_mammals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_mammals#The_ances... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniote
- blisterpeanuts 12y agoChickens share a lot of DNA with Tyrannosaurus Rex. They used to eat us. Now we eat them. One of the great ironies of evolution.
- mcv 12y agoI think diet may have a far bigger impact on taste than genetic similarity. Cows and pigs are far more closely related than chickens and sauropods, yet they taste very differently. Also, plenty of birds don't taste all that much like chicken.