Basics of Evolution - Korzh O.P. - 2006

Part II. MACROEVOLUTION

Chapter 13. Features of Phylogeny Realization

The origin and evolutionary development of major taxonomic groups largely remain at the level of hypotheses; far from all transitional forms have been found, nor is there any reason to ever expect a complete historical fossil record. Therefore, phylogeny research quite often relies on hypotheses and theoretical generalizations. At the same time, it is methodologically important to identify the pathways and forms of phylogenetic transformations and to clarify the mechanisms underlying such phenomena. It is possible that future research will help refine our generalized concepts.

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