👉 In biology, a proterotype is a specific type of organism that has evolved from another species. It refers to a genetically distinct form of an organism that differs in some way from its original species. Proteotypes are often found in the fossil record and can be traced back to the earliest known organisms. They represent the ancestors of modern species, and they provide clues about the evolutionary history of an organism. Proterotypes have been found in a variety of different environments, including oceans, deserts
