No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?

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http://theconversation.com/no-animal-alive-today-is-primitive-why-are-so-many-still-labeled-that-way-266208

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https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.e5n6de9dn
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3863-5509

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2026-02-09

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Omland, Kevin. “No Animal Alive Today Is ‘Primitive’ – Why Are so Many Still Labeled That Way?” The Conversation, February 9, 2026. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.e5n6de9dn.

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All species alive today, from chimpanzees to bacteria, are cousins that each have equally long lineages, rather than ancestors or descendants of one another.