Smell was our first sense. It is even possible that being able to smell was the stimulus that took a primitive fish and turned a small lump of olfactory tissue on its nerve cord into a brain. We think because we smelled.
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"Smell was our first sense. It is even possible that being able to smell was the stimulus that took a primitive fish and turned a small lump of olfactory tissue on its nerve cord into a brain. We think because we smelled." — Lyall Watson
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Smell was our first sense. It is even possible that being able to smell was the stimulus that took a primitive fish and turned a small lump of olfactory tissue on its nerve cord into a brain. We think because we smelled. — Lyall Watson
About Lyall Watson
Lyall Watson was a Scientist from South Africa (1939–2008).
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Who said "Smell was our first sense. It is even possible that being able to smell was the…"?
This quote is attributed to Lyall Watson, a Scientist from South Africa.
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Lyall Watson lived from 1939 – 2008.