{"id":10321,"date":"2024-09-14T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=10321"},"modified":"2024-09-14T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:00:31","slug":"scientists-say-theyve-finally-discovered-what-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=10321","title":{"rendered":"Scientists say they\u2019ve finally discovered what came first the chicken or the egg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scientists Crack the Age-Old Debate: Chicken or Egg?<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7739\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/459542868_836240988630426_2707258276634525203_n-e1726306239811-300x276.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/459542868_836240988630426_2707258276634525203_n-e1726306239811-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/459542868_836240988630426_2707258276634525203_n-e1726306239811.jpg 512w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A team of scientists from the University of Bristol and Nanjing University may have finally answered the classic question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Their research suggests early ancestors of chickens gave birth to live animals rather than laying eggs.<\/p>\n<p>In their study, published in\u00a0<em>Nature Ecology &amp; Evolution<\/em>, the scientists examined 51 fossil species and 29 living species, categorizing them as either oviparous (egg-laying) or viviparous (live-birthing). The findings showed that early reptilian ancestors of chickens were viviparous. Professor Michael Benton explained, \u201cWhen the amniotes came on the scene 320 million years ago\u2026 the amniotic egg was the key.\u201d Professor Baoyu Jiang added that the study challenges the traditional view, revealing that \u201clive-bearing lizards can flip back to laying eggs much more easily than had been assumed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The researchers propose that chickens\u2019 ancestors initially gave birth to live young, suggesting the chicken came before the egg. 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