A Conversation for Chicken and Egg - a Rational Answer

Reptiles and eggs

Post 1

wildgazelle

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.

wild-gazelle


Reptiles and eggs

Post 2

Gnomon - time to move on

I see you read the entry, which made exactly that point! smiley - ok

But the deeper question as to which came first, the chicken or the chicken egg is also answerable by biologists.


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