Social Mammals Are Evolving Faster

of scientists work on evolution continues. A recent study has attracted great attention by revealing the importance of sociality in evolution. What made this research possible was 3D scanning technologies.

Researchers have found that some extinct some studies on the remains of extinct mammals revealed that there is a direct correlation between the speed of evolution and sociality. It turns out that the evolution of species that are social is faster.

Loneliness is an obstacle to evolution

From the Natural History Museum prof. Anjali Goswami In the study carried out by a team led by 322 for example skull structures were examined. Thus, it was possible to determine the rate of emergence of various ecological niche variations called adaptive radiation.

After the extinction of the dinosaurs, the mammalian species began to grow rapidly. The biggest one the size of a small dog When mammals were suddenly freed from the pressure of dinosaurs, there was a genetic explosion and species diversified. According to new research, evolutionary diversification slowed considerably after this explosion. As another point of interest, the skull evolutions of creatures other than rodents and whales took place in similar ways.

Researchers are also to environmental changes He focused his studies on skulls to study how species respond. In addition, in the evolution of the living things to which these remains belong, the environment, social behaviors, diets, social behaviors, parental care and activity time They also succeeded in demonstrating that it plays an important role.

According to research needing care your species evolution is slower. On the other hand, the evolution of social creatures is faster. This sociability is not in the sense of being crowded in number, interacting with each other denotes groups of individuals. The evolution of species whose daily activities are known is also different from that of more liberal specimens.