Basics of Evolution - Korzh O.P. - 2006

Part II. MACROEVOLUTION

Chapter 15. Megaevolution

While previously the majority of scientists did not recognize Structure/149.html">The problem of ecosystem evolution at all (arguing that ecosystems are incapable of reproduction, interbreeding, and lack certain other characteristics of living organisms), today some evolutionists propose distinguishing this problem as a separate form — megaevolution (a term coined by paleontologist Simpson to denote the processes of formation of higher-level taxa — orders, classes, phyla. In this sense, it did not become widely adopted due to subjectivity in defining major taxa). Today, megaevolution is proposed to be understood as The process of formation and subsequent development of biocenoses and The Biosphere as a whole (A.I. Zotin, A.A. Zotin).



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