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All Life On Earth Has One Single Ancestor. It Vanished Without a Trace. (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] artifex@piefed.social 31 points 4 days ago (2 children)

isn't all the rest of the life that's around literally 'the trace' ?

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If the link is to popular mechanics, it’s clickbait.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I used to love getting that magazine in the mail.

[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

But also, why would we assume it wouldn't be outcompeted? Most common ancestors are dead / changed somewhat aren't they?

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Yes. 99.9% of the species to ever live, are gone