evolutionary

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Many researchers believe this trait is hardwired into our brains for evolutionary reasons.

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Ongoing analysis of these fossils is expected to improve scientists' understanding of how this dinosaur fits into the broader evolutionary family tree.

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Biologists often use diversification, which reflects how frequently new species form, as a marker of evolutionary success.

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Their findings, published in New Phytologist, trace the plant's evolutionary history, reveal how its internal structures have adapted to a parasitic lifestyle, and open new doors for future research into this unusual lineage.

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It also offers rare insight into a deep evolutionary struggle, where predators and prey continuously adapted in response to one another.

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