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 the tree of life:
 

 this digital map catalogues 2.3M species, and shows how they are related in evolutionary time1.8M of these are named, and 22% have been genetically mapped
 amazing
 
 especially when you realize the vast majority of all species which ever existed are now extinct
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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