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Daily taxonomic game: Metazooa
You have 20 guesses to find the mystery animal of the day. Each fail gives you the most recent common ancestor, so that you can refine the next guess. Great concept, I am only frustrated by the species selection, which was designed to represent what people are "familiar" with, hence it is really biased for vertebrates, and especially mammals.
https://metazooa.com/Open linkView original on mander.xyzSponge v comb jellies: which was evolution’s first trailblazer?
A good summary of the 15 years debate on the origin of animals. Still unresolved today.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/09/sponge-versus-comb-jelly-ancestor-evolution-debateOpen linkView original on mander.xyz