evolutionary
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This remarkable complexity makes the Paja Formation especially valuable for investigating how ecosystems change as older evolutionary groups decline and new ones become established.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The term describes an evolutionary turning point when older groups nearing extinction coexist with newer lineages that are beginning to expand and diversify.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
With De Kooning’s paintings, there is an evolutionary throughline, where the bravura of the 1970s mellows into more contemplative, flowing compositions in the ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"Our simulations allowed us to follow that evolutionary pathway from the main-sequence star to the white dwarf, and show that under certain conditions, such a pathway is possible."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing evolutionary
Evolutionary BIology - Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - Middle School
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