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Mouse to Elephant? Just Wait 24 Million Generations, by the Editors of ScienceDaily

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Scientists have for the first time measured how fast large-scale evolution can occur in mammals, showing it takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant. {Pictured is Dr. Alistair Evans with the skulls of a mouse and an elephant.}

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No wonder elephants are afraid of mice. by John Sanchez Jr. on Monday, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:48:25 PM