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The Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of Pokémon
The phylogenetic tree of kingdom Monstrasinu, also known as Pokémon, because science:

Conservationists have highlighted the importance of documenting extant Pokémon, many of which are known only from single specimens and all of which are threatened by the Pokémon fighting rings that are growing rapidly in popularity, particularly among urban youth.

Read the full paper in the Annals of Improbable Research here (page 15), check out a hi-res view of the taxonomy here, and join these Redditors in discussing any errors they may have made here.
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The Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of Pokémon

The phylogenetic tree of kingdom Monstrasinu, also known as Pokémon, because science:

Conservationists have highlighted the importance of documenting extant Pokémon, many of which are known only from single specimens and all of which are threatened by the Pokémon fighting rings that are growing rapidly in popularity, particularly among urban youth.

Read the full paper in the Annals of Improbable Research here (page 15), check out a hi-res view of the taxonomy here, and join these Redditors in discussing any errors they may have made here.

    • #science
    • #pokemon
    • #evolution
    • #funny
    • #darwin
    • #but also pretty rigorous
    • #they went to a lot of effort here
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