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

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dc.contributor.authorOmland, Kevin
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-26T14:26:53Z
dc.date.issued2026-02-09
dc.description.abstractAll species alive today, from chimpanzees to bacteria, are cousins that each have equally long lineages, rather than ancestors or descendants of one another.
dc.description.urihttp://theconversation.com/no-animal-alive-today-is-primitive-why-are-so-many-still-labeled-that-way-266208
dc.format.extent5 pages
dc.genrearticles
dc.identifier.citationOmland, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.e5n6de9dn
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/42285
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Conversation
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Biological Sciences Department
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.titleNo animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?
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