The phrase "animal lineages" refers to different groups or branches of animals that have descended from a common ancestor. It represents the evolutionary relationships between different species and how they have diversified over time.
Sentences with «animal lineages»
The last thing any purebred animal lineage needs is total lack of genetic diversity to draw upon to create future generations. (miniatureschnauzer.ca)
Triassic 210 million years ago; killed off more than a fifth of animal lineages, both on land and in the ocean. (discovermagazine.com)
Evidence for comb jellies as the earliest branching animal lineage first emerged in 2008, a decade ago, in the first, large - scale, phylogenomic analysis of the animal phyla. (sciencedaily.com)