A common misunderstanding of evolution is that it means a population of X become...

		BobbyJo on Jan 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Monkey stone tools shed doubts on the human origin... A common misunderstanding of evolution is that it means a population of X becomes a population of Y. In actuality, it means a population of X becomes a population of X AND Y. If X and Y aren't competing for the same resources (speciation commonly happens to take advantage of a different set of resources), then there is no reason they can't coexist indefinitely.

I blame Pokémon for this erroneous view of evolution. Your Charmander has evolved in to a Charizard!