A Conversation for Chicken and Egg - a Rational Answer
Reptiles and eggs
wildgazelle Started conversation May 4, 2005
Hey,
Most people agree that birds evolved from reptiles. Reptiles lay eggs. Thus the egg came first, as reptiles (who existed before chickens were even close to existance) lay eggs. Makes sense, doesn't it.
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Reptiles and eggs
Gnomon - time to move on Posted May 4, 2005
I see you read the entry, which made exactly that point!
But the deeper question as to which came first, the chicken or the chicken egg is also answerable by biologists.
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