macroevolution
noun
major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
macroevolutionary
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a word derived from
macroevolution.
Example Sentences
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The authors of the upcoming Science study refer to this once-in-evolutionary-history event as a macroevolutionary singularity with "unknown and perhaps unknowable" causes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
A macroevolutionary singularity can be viewed as a sudden shift into a higher evolutionary gear, and biologists suspect these outbursts have happened repeatedly throughout the history of life on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
Liow, L. H. & Stenseth, N. C. The rise and fall of species: implications for macroevolutionary and macroecological studies.
From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2017
Darwin’s Origin followed a similar narrative structure, starting with the simple processes of artificial selection that he knew readers would be familiar with and expanding into more complicated macroevolutionary ideas.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 16, 2011
“Key innovations, convergence, and success: macroevolutionary lessons from plant phylogeny.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2010
