What are bats?

[Gear300]

From where I stand, human evolution from primates is more evidence-based and storied than our understanding of bats. Do we have an evolutionary understanding of bats? Or are their origins still more myth than science?

 

[Rive]

Did you find anything while searching for 'bat fossil'?

 

[Gear300]

Did you find anything while searching for 'bat fossil'?

Found this article published in The Smithsonian. I'll give it a read.

 

[jack action]

Humans did not evolve from primates. Humans are part of the primate family (Hominidae). All members of the primate family evolved from a common ancestor.

Humans and bats - both mammals - also share a common ancestor. It doesn't mean one evolved from the other.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Do we have an evolutionary understanding of bats?

Do we have an evolutionary understanding of anything? Every organism has an incomplete family tree. Where do you draw the line between :"understanding" and "not understabding"?

 

[Fra]

Do we have an evolutionary understanding of bats? Or are their origins still more myth than science?

Bats seem very fit for close combat where it outperforms say bows, a good step up from a fist, yet easy to manufacture, handle and maintain, compared to a sword that needs continous sharpening and a bit more skill to use. A good balance between simplicity, resources and function in the context of a low tech environment 😁

/Fredrik