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Which species do evolutionist believe all species are decendent from? What evidence supports this?
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This is a good page for the layman describing Eurkaryotes (which is one taxa down from "all life") and how they're interrelated.
http://www.tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3
http://www.tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3
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We will probably never narrow it down to a particular extinct species, since it would be a remote unicellular species that left no fossil record and would be extremely difficult to trace genetically as well.
However, there are a number of lines of evidence that support this conclusion. A discussion of some of the major reasons for concluding universal common descent is found here.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/
Note: from past experience I have learned that understanding this presentation requires a good understanding of scientific method and in particular the role of prediction in testing hypotheses, so rather than jump into particular topics I suggest you begin with the section on scientific method and "What counts as evidence".
Each of these lines of evidence is counted because each is predicted by the theory of evolution and the prediction has been verified by observation.
While one can argue that special creation could produce the same effects, special creation does not predict any of these observations. So they do not count as evidence for creationism.
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