biodiversification

American  

[bahy-oh-di-vur-suh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌbaɪ oʊ dɪˌvɜr sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the process by which the diversity of plants or animals develops or is increased within a particular region or group of organisms.

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Other Word Forms

• biodiversified adjective

Example Sentences

The newfound fossils also offer an unparalleled glimpse into a dynamic chapter of evolution called the great Ordovician biodiversification event.

From Scientific American

Jawed fish now seem to have originated as early as the Great Ordovician Biodiversification, a period around 485 million to 445 million years ago when marine invertebrates ruled.

From New York Times

These trilobites lived during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, a period defined by a dramatic increase in the variety and complexity of marine life.

From New York Times

This is known as the great Ordovician biodiversification event, or Gobe.

From The Guardian

“Extraterrestrial events aren’t always destructive. Many people think about meteorites as just dinosaur killers, but we found the opposite. A big collision in the asteroid belt had constructive consequences that led to cooling and biodiversification.”

From New York Times