lineage
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Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Birds evolved from dinosaurs, but modern birds can reach sizes far below those known for dinosaurs outside the bird lineage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
"By combining these approaches, we uncovered a major shift in the identity and lineage of immune cells in the aging human brain's immune cells that gene expression data alone would not have revealed."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Luffy beetles have the dorsal ridge teeth found in this lineage, but their labrum is not completely sclerotized.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
However, whereas the lineages of tribal villages are equal-ranked clans, in a chiefdom all members of the chief’s lineage had hereditary perquisites.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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