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A Method and Its Principles for Rapidly Deducing and Predicting Organismal Evolutionary Pathways Using Macroscopic Biological Traits

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: Early draft with numerous errors. See DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21896706 for the rigorous version.This paper presents a method for rapidly reconstructing biological evolutionary pathways by analyzing macroscopic organizational structures such as limbs, skeletons and tentacles as well as their mechanical stress states. This method can also make continuous predictions on the future evolutionary trends of organisms. Combined with fossil evidence, this approach is adopted to deduce the major evolutionary routes of deuterostomes and mollusks. It is also applicable to reconstruct the evolutionary paths of many other organisms. Serving as an important supplement to epigenetics, this method can offer further interpretations for phenomena including convergent evolution.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20229852

Author: Zhong, Shaoxin

Institutions: Ministry of Ecology and Environment, South China Institute Of Environmental Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7161384832

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