# Animals Are Latecomers to Life on Earth by Lynn Margulis > "Animals arrived very late on the evolutionary scene." > **— Lynn Margulis**, *Evolutionary biology interviews, compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Evolutionary biology interviews, compressed candidate wording. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Major Evolutionary Transitions|Major Evolutionary Transitions]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Deep Time|Deep Time]] - [[wiki/Long-Term Digital Preservation|Long-Term Digital Preservation]] - [[wiki/Project Silica|Project Silica]] - [[wiki/Synthetic DNA Data Storage|Synthetic DNA Data Storage]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Animals arrived very late on the evolutionary scene." — Lynn Margulis, Evolutionary biology interviews, compressed candidate wording https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-lynn-margulis-animals-latecomers-life-earth ```