Evolutionary tree shows birds in a new light
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK|Issue 74
Researchers have produced the most detailed evolutionary tree of birds ever.
Evolutionary tree shows birds in a new light

An evolutionary tree is a diagram that shows how different species are connected to each other by evolution (the process by which living things develop from earlier forms). They contain "branches" connecting the different species and often look a bit like trees, although this latest one is very complex, with lots of branches.

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