This article presents a basic taxonomy and phylogeny of hominins, but also further explores the factors that confound systematics in human evolution. It is commonly understood that taxonomy should ...

But what exactly is a phylogeny? Moreover, how should one read and interpret one of these diagrams? In an attempt to answer such questions, the following sections present a brief introduction to ...

However, the differential effect among species and the portion of those differences remain largely unknown, due to the evolutionary history of species (i.e., phylogeny). In a study published in ...

From octopuses to snails, the complicated molluscan family tree has now been mapped in unprecedented detail, researchers report. This includes sequences for 13 new complete genomes from across the ...

The work is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Hexapods, which make up 75% of all animal species, have been a focus of evolutionary debate for over a century ...

In NOVA’s Evolution Lab, students will explore the evidence of evolution through the lens of phylogeny. The Evolution Lab contains two main parts: Build A Tree: Students build phylogenetic trees ...