genera
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Since the behavioral data did not always align perfectly with the species in that phylogeny, the researchers simplified the evolutionary tree to 44 genera, along with five families and one superfamily.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026
In fact, more than 10,000 species have been described in just 83 big genera since the year 2000, which is about 2.5 times the size of the total flora of Ireland.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
In the end, the team used data from about 60 percent of all modern genera of plants.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2024
Using this method, the team sequenced part of the nuclear genomes from about 8000 genera of angiosperms—about 60% of all flowering plants on Earth—and compared 353 of their genes.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 23, 2024
At the time of the Cognitive Revolution, the planet was home to about 200 genera of large terrestrial mammals weighing over 100 pounds.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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