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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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Their findings suggest that northern Africa and the Middle East may have played a central role in the emergence of the evolutionary lineage that eventually gave rise to all living apes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Although younger ape fossils have been discovered across Africa, Europe, and Asia, their evolutionary relationships and geographic origins remain subjects of scientific debate.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

For now, Masripithecus moghraensis offers a striking reminder that even fundamental ideas about our distant evolutionary past can change when scientists uncover evidence in places that have received relatively little attention.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The distinction matters because humans emerged much later in evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Thus, the difficulties historians face in establishing cause-and-effect relations in the history of human societies are broadly similar to the difficulties facing astronomers, climatologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, geologists, and paleontologists.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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