lineage
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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
In July, he called Cooks proposing an entirely new series, this time looking beyond a European lineage to one rooted in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Then about 1.25 billion years ago, one of these photosynthesizing bacteria partnered with another one-celled organism to create green algae, one lineage of which became the ancestor of all plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Its name translates to "unconquered female warrior," a reference to the powerful predators that later emerged from this evolutionary lineage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The nodder nodded as Rahel’s ancestral lineage fell into place for him.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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