If feathers evolved from scales, what did fur evolve from?

Priscilla9

This gives a little insight. http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/factandtheory.html "The change from mixed-fur rabbits to long-fur rabbits (in this example) is often referred to as micro-evolution - a minor change within a species. Larger changes are known as macro-evolution, and take far longer to occur, but the process involved is exactly the same - genes changing over time." Nov 19 06, 3:00 PM

kaylofgorons

Mixed fur to long fur is natural selection, similar to selective breeding for a specific trait. The genes already exist and don't necessarily need to be changed. The process of randomly adding information to cells is different and would require much more time (into the millions of years) than the couple of generations that short-haired rabbits would die off in a cold climate leaving only long-haired rabbits behind. Just saying that there is a difference, even if it doesn't matter much to anyone. Nov 21 06, 10:01 PM