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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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The team's findings also suggest that the traditional emphasis on East African fossils may have provided an incomplete view of this much older evolutionary story.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

They also incorporated the geological ages of fossil specimens, helping them estimate when different evolutionary branches separated.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Prof Barker said: "It is fascinating to have evidence for both compassion and violence amongst Neanderthals, our closest evolutionary cousins, embodied in this one individual."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Modern crocodiles and their close relatives share many recognizable features, but their evolutionary history reveals a much wider variety of body shapes, sizes, and lifestyles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Yet in the case of animals such as cattle, sheep and Sapiens, each with a complex world of sensations and emotions, we have to consider how evolutionary success translates into individual experience.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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