Originally Posted by dyna mo

An international team of scientists has discovered the greatest absence of evolution ever reported ? a type of deep-sea microorganism that appears not to have evolved over more than 2 billion years.


?It seems astounding that life has not evolved for more than 2 billion years ? nearly half the history of the Earth,? J. William Schopf, a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, and the study?s lead author, said in a statement.

?Given that evolution is a fact, this lack of evolution needs to be explained.?


Scientists discover organism that hasn't evolved in more than 2 billion years | UCLA