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subspecies
macroevolution
extinction
species
genus
Carolus Linnaeus
Ernst Mayr
biological species
speciation
hybrid
tree diagram
phylogeny
monotreme
marsupial
morphology
ecology
reproductive isolation mechanism
prezygotic
postzygotic
mechanical isolation
ecological (habitat) isolation
temporal isolation
behavioral isolation
gametic isolation
chromosomal isolation
hybrid inviability
hybrid infertility
allopatric speciation
plate tectonics
parapatric speciation
ectotone
sympatric speciation
polyploidy
autopolyploid
allopolyploid
gene duplication
gradualism
paleontologist
George Gaylord Simpson
Stephen Jay Gould
Niles Eldredge
punctuated equilibrium
transitional forms
stasis
bryozoa
clade
metapopulation
background extinction
mass extinction
impact theory
Gondwana
Permian
Pangaea
Panthalassa
Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) boundary
asteroid
microfossil
megafauna







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