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Old 12-13-2004, 10:20 AM   #143
OnyxCougar
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Undertoad
Actually you CAN prove they reproduced, using fossil DNA.

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The presence of DNA absolutely proves that the same mechanisms for reproduction, and the passing along of genetic material, was happening in these beasts from long ago.
You can prove they were capable of reproduction. That does not prove the animal in question reproduced before it died.
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