Subj : Re: Why do Romulans have ridges? To : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise,alt.tv.star-trek.next-gen,alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 From : Fozzi Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 00:18:39 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 "David Johnston" wrote in message news:433eb858.14530639@news.telusplanet.net... > On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:14:28 GMT, "Fozzi" > wrote: > > >>> So why the ridges? 2000 years is NOT a long enough time to evolve a >>> whole new species. >>> >>> troy >>> >> >>Actually 20 generations are more than enough to evolve a whole new >>species, >>(and 2000 years would be about right for that with such a long lived >>species) especially if there was any selective breeding policies during >>that >>time, which with what weve seen of romulans is not at all unlikely. >>Intensity of selective pressure is more important than time passed, per >>se. >> > > Of course the mistake is assuming that simply having a thicker > forehead makes you a separate species in the first place. < some snippage> That is a very good point. cheers fozzi .