Would Merfolk Evolution Trade Noses for Gills?

The primary purpose of the human nose is to detect scents. This is an obvious statement, as is that the primary function of the mouth is to eat. The secondary purpose of both of these features is to breath. Now Merfolk who evolve underwater would have no need for the sense of smell (as it would be replaced with taste), so would the evolution of the Merperson favor the replacement of the nose for gills?

is a duplicate

This question has been asked before and has already been answered. It should be marked as a duplicate.

Please enter the URL of the proposed duplicate in the details field below.

not constructive

This question cannot be answered in a way that is helpful to anyone. It's not possible to learn something from possible answers, except for the solution for the specific problem of the asker.

Communities

Would Merfolk Evolution Trade Noses for Gills?

0 comment threads

0 answers