genus
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They then compared the teeth of C. desosai with those of related species in the Cimolodon genus to confirm it was distinct.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Researchers also detected DNA from a tree genus thought to have disappeared from the region around 400,000 years ago.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Dr. David Schwimmer, a leading authority on the massive North American crocodilian genus Deinosuchus and a geology professor at Columbus State University, has helped bring a prehistoric giant back to life.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Few, if any, miss the chance to capitalize the genus in their reply.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
She worked for Mikayla’s mom in a lab at Lancaster University and did all these scientific things, talking about plants and genus and species all the time.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Vocabulary lists containing genus
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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We the People: Gen
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The ACT Science Test: Biology Review 1
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