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Evolution proceeds in bursts. A new UC Davis study shows that the ability to nibble and scrape food off hard surfaces set off such a burst 50 million years ago, leading to the profusion of reef fish species www.ucdavis.edu/news/fish-ev...
Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard SurfacesWhy are there so many of species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it’s because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces. Evolution doesn’t pro...www.ucdavis.edu