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The Macroevolution of Phyla

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Origin and Early Evolution of the Metazoa

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology ((TGBI,volume 10))

Abstract

Macroevolution is taken to deal with the origins of novel branches of the tree of life at levels above that of species, and with the processes that produce and regulate changes within those branches as they wax and wane through geologic time. This stands in contrast to microevolution, which deals with the processes that produce and regulate heritable change within populations and species, and that can lead to speciation.

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Valentine, J.W. (1992). The Macroevolution of Phyla. In: Lipps, J.H., Signor, P.W. (eds) Origin and Early Evolution of the Metazoa. Topics in Geobiology, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2427-8_16

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