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The human cardiovascular system evolved as part of the physiology of [prehistoric] hunters, who ran for their lives.

Paul Shepard

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Paul Shepard
Age: 71 †
Born: 1925
Born: June 12
Died: 1996
Died: July 27
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Ecologist
Kansas City
Missouri
Hunters
Endurance
Ran
System
Lives
Cardiovascular
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Prehistoric
Human
Physiology
Humans
Evolved

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