Sunday, October 23, 2016

Medieval Darwin Fish

Nothing is as new as you think



This image is from Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 56, fol. 250r and shows a fish with legs. The image dates to the 13th century and pre-dates cars by centuries. This is obviously a transition species  between a fish and a modern Darwin fish: this creature only has two legs and evolution has yet to select individual species with the more, recognizable patterned scales.

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