Australian Science Illustrated — Issue 54 2017

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In spite of 540 million years of

evolution, we still cannot hide

our relationship with the

Saccorhytus sea monster.

When we got our:

Huge brain

Upright walk

Loss of body hair

Protruding nose

TIM CLAYTON/CORBIS/GETTY IMAGES & CLAUS LUNAU