cladogenesis

noun

clad·o·gen·e·sis | \ ˌkla-də-ˈje-nə-səs

Definition of cladogenesis

: evolutionary change characterized by treelike branching of taxa — compare anagenesis

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cladogenetic \ ˌkla-dō-jə-ˈne-tik

\ adjective

cladogenetically \ ˌkla-dō-jə-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Recent Examples on the Web

Further evidence for cladogenesis comes from a 3.9m years old frontal bone (part of the forehead) from Ethiopia, discovered in 1981. — Hester Hanegraef, Quartz Africa, "The skull of humanity’s oldest known ancestor is changing our understanding of evolution," 7 Sep. 2019

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