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 : Wouter Valentijn Date : Sun Oct 02 2005 21:12:10 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 Fozzi wrote: > "Gerald Meazell" wrote in message > news:gQS%e.4468$oO2.3855@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net... >> electrictroy@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> So why the ridges? 2000 years is NOT a long enough time to evolve a >>> whole new species. >> >> This whole discussion is quite interesting but I suppose a more >> practical and believable explanation would be that when the >> separatist Vulcans arrived on Romulus, there was another species >> there and they bred with them. Over time, the other species was >> fully absorbed and the result is neither Vulcan nor the other, but >> Romulan. -- >> Gerald > > Also a very good rationalisation, IMO > > Hmm... The differences between Vulcan and Romulan aren't that great on a genetic level. If there was some mixing... Maybe some Klingon influence? The Romulan commanders on TOS looked pretty smooth to me. Maybe the Romulans fell under the same infliction the Klingons had. -- www.Wouter.Valentijn.name www.zeppodunsel.nl www.scifics.com www.nksf.nl liam=mail .