Re: Thoughts on "Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life", by physicist Jim Al-Khalili

"Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:03:49 -0400
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On 4/25/26 11:48, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "a425couple"  wrote in message news:[email protected]...
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> https://eartharchives.org/articles/the-alien-world-of-the-burgess-shale/ 
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"These little creatures are still alive, and are about as unnoticeable
as their extinct relative.

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There have been several mass extinctions where life was nearly wiped out and 
almost started over differently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian%E2%80%93Triassic_extinction_event

The Nautilus is a Cambrian era survivor that retains primitive features, 
notably the eye which disproves the claim that an eye is too complex to have 
evolved. Theirs are only slightly more complex than the simple heat-sensing 
pits of vipers.

https://earthlife.net/nautilus-anatomy/