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Evolution isn't linear.
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This title is also misleading, though. By claiming "evolution isn't linear" and then showing a massive dinosaur leading to a chicken, you're suggesting the chicken is a downgrade (otherwise, what "linear" would even mean in this context?).
The chicken is, however, a massive upgrade - for the specific environment it lived in. Well, "proto-chickens", let's say. The actual domesticated chicken is the result of artificial selection.
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