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Calavar
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A recent study suggests that insects branched out ...
Yes. And for a non animal example, there's sea grass, which evolved from land grasses.
SideburnsOfDoom
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And for an animal but non-mammal example, there are penguins.
addaon
8 months ago
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Sea snakes, as well.
riffraff
8 months ago
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And sea turtles, and I guess iguanas are a kind of sea lizard.
SideburnsOfDoom
8 months ago
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> iguanas are a kind of sea lizard
Only the marine iguanas, but yes.
Also salt-water crocodiles (the largest living reptile).
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Mangroves are aquatic trees that evolved from regular land trees.
nyanpasu64
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Sea grass is a monocot but belongs to a different order (Alismatales) than true grass (Poales).
Calavar
8 months ago
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Thanks for the correction. Interesting
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