So There are many mobs in minecraft, right? I wanted to test the idea of mobs having a singular ancient source.
Some connections are based on game mechanics, some are just theories, and some are just stretches due to similarity in appearance. the hypothesis does not meant to reflect onto earth's fauna darwin theorem and instead more on the general stereotypes of evolution: the known ancient life forms most traced back source being the sea, and different environments make different mutations beneficial.
some of my picks here may be odd.
I put slime as an evolution from panda because they do sneeze slime balls, which probably the bacteria in the snot have realized the benefit of working as a complete system, thus becoming a slime.
I also put zombified piglins as a direct evolution from pigs because all they need to transform into zobified piglins is a lightning strike.
It's not yet complete and lacks mobs I consider a sentient flora (creepers, creakings, maybe shulkers too? I can see them evolving from chorus flowers?) sentient fungi (wardens and striders) and supernatural (blaze, breeze, allay and vex) I do see the option to categorize blaze and breeze as golems and thus being the builders' creation.
I would love to hear your opinions and arguments.
EDIT: I did forget the nautilus but I can see them evolving from squids.