Re: NANFA-- for those of us who couldn't attend

Joshua L Wiegert (jlw_at_dune.net)
Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:24:22 -0600 (MDT)

Yes. :)

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On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 Moontanman_at_aol.com wrote:

> Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:03:32 EDT > From: Moontanman_at_aol.com > Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > Subject: Re: NANFA-- for those of us who couldn't attend > > In a message dated 6/7/03 10:47:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jlw_at_dune.net > writes: > > > > > I doubt fish would be universal.... They're hardly universal here...! > > Even if life began in the same way, in the sea and all, think of the many > > directions it might have gone.... If you look back at the cretaceous > > extinction (about 250 MYA, the largest extinction known) > > Don't you mean the Permian? The cretaceous extinction was 65 MYA ago. > > You'll see there > > are many, many now extinct branches of life. Its perfectly feasible that > > any of these may have evolved to take over the seas, rather than the ones > > that eventually gave rise to chordates and fish. That's assuming that > > life started in the same way, or didn't diverge from the same path far > > earlier. > > > > JW. > > Moon > /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily > / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes > / Association" > / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association > / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word > / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to > / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to > / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead. > / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org /----------------------------------------------------------------------------- /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes / Association" / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead. / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org