In De Rerum Natura (“On the Nature of Things”), the first-century BCE Roman poet Lucretius wrote about how living organisms are constantly changing. He was aware of fossilized animals like none that currently exist and wrote that “Nothing remains forever what it was. Everything is on the move. Everything is transformed by nature and forced into new paths. One thing, withered by time, decays and dwindles. Another emerges from ignominy, and waxes strong.” He also noted that many species must have died out in the past. Lucretius seemed to be on the cusp of the theory of evolution.
source: Panati’s Extraordinary Endings of Practically Everything & Everybody
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