This is really well done @mobbs. I am personally not knowledgeable in this pathway of evolution and what is known/not known as you traverse your way along the tree of life towards animals. I know a bit more about the bacterial/archaeal branches, but once you split from the LCA from Archaea and Eukaryota I'm pretty lost.
So I found this pretty interesting. (And actually came across it since I purged my feed).
Thanks! I think any claim to be knowledgable in this area would imply that person is not knowledgeable... the amount of gaps and unknowns i've been coming across is unreal, yet it still manages to paint a pretty reliable picture. Glad I wasn't one of the purged!
Why would you be? I like reading your posts (when I find time to read). :)
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