So our prehistoric ancestors.. before they branched off into primates and humans.. were squirrel-like creatures such as pic rel? Hard to believe.But wow.. we were tree rats once, /his/
>>16547479I wonder if squirrels will evolve into a primate-like animal one day? They're some of the smartest rodents, they have semi-grasping hands, and they're omnivorous.
>>16547479speculation
>>16547479We were probably more like shrews than rodents. Shrews are much older and more closely resemble the earliest mammals.But realistically I think the earliest earliest mammals were likely monotremes given that they still lay eggs.
>>16547767God I fucking hope so I love squirrels and they are really intelligent with excellent long term memory
nah
>>16547801Echidnas and platypuses are way too specialized. Of course the viviparous mammals took their ecological niches, but I think we should indeed look at the shrew or a possum to figure what the common ancestor looked like.
>>16547479>>>/sci/
>>16547767Oh sweet Jesus...
