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Evolution on a scale at or above the level of species
Macroevolution comprises the evolutionary processes and patterns which occur at and above the species level. In contrast, microevolution is evolution occurring
Macroevolution
Change in allele frequencies that occurs over time within a population
antibiotic resistance. Microevolution provides the raw material for macroevolution. Macroevolution is guided by sorting of interspecific variation ("species selection")
Microevolution
Study of past life through fossils
evolution occurred in punctuated equilibrium. Evidence for both methods of macroevolution are present in the fossil record, and the discovery of new fossils continuously
Paleontology
American geologist
Schoch's PhD dissertation, Systematics, Functional Morphology and Macroevolution of the Extinct Mammalian Order Taeniodonta, was published in 1986 by
Robert_M._Schoch
Change in the heritable traits of populations
evolution are distinguished based on time scale as macroevolution versus microevolution. Macroevolution refers to evolution that occurs at or above the level
Evolution
Ecological competition between different species
non-polynomial functions. Interspecific competition is a major factor in macroevolution. Darwin assumed that interspecific competition limits the number of
Interspecific_competition
Extinct subclass of cephalopod molluscs
Isabelle Kruta; Royal H. Mapes (eds.). Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography. Topics in Geobiology 44. Vol. 44. Springer. pp. 3–24
Ammonoidea
microevolution developed by the population geneticists and the patterns of macroevolution observed by field biologists, with his 1937 book Genetics and the Origin
History of evolutionary thought
History_of_evolutionary_thought
Clade of reptiles
ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 2772121. PMID 19911059. Benson, R.B.J. (2018). "Dinosaur Macroevolution and Macroecology". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Dinosaur
Form of creationism
However, like YEC and in contrast with TE, some forms of it reject macroevolution, claiming it is biologically untenable and not supported by the fossil
Old_Earth_creationism
Ecosystem simulation of predators and prey
long-term evolutionary patterns and processes such as speciation and macroevolution. EcoSim has been designed by Robin Gras at the University of Windsor
EcoSim
American paleobiologist
Lauren Sallan is an American academic who is the head of the Macroevolution Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and was previously
Lauren_Sallan
Concept in evolutionary biology
forcing me into theoretical work". Chaos theory Interspecific competition Macroevolution Punctuated equilibrium Red King hypothesis Survivorship curve Van Valen
Red_Queen_hypothesis
Religious rejection of evolution
evolution from common ancestors with other members of the great apes), macroevolution, and the existence of transitional fossils. [The] Discovery [Institute]
Rejection of evolution by religious groups
Rejection_of_evolution_by_religious_groups
Preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
Biostratigraphy Ecological succession Anagenesis Evolutionary taxonomy Macroevolution Microevolution Cultural impact Cultural depictions of dinosaurs List
Fossil
German geneticist (1878–1958)
and heterochrony. Controversially, Goldschmidt advanced a model of macroevolution through macromutations popularly known as the "Hopeful Monster" hypothesis
Richard_Goldschmidt
Gradual evolutionary change in a species without splitting
viewed the history of early hominin fossils and concluded that actual macroevolution change via anagenesis was scarce. A dynamic evolutionary map (DEM) is
Anagenesis
Book by Ernst Mayr
Natural Selection, Adaptation, Darwin, Diversity, Species, Speciation, Macroevolution, and Historical Perspective. The book, Mayr notes in the Forward, is
Toward a New Philosophy of Biology
Toward_a_New_Philosophy_of_Biology
Branch of biology that studies living organisms
"Development". Data from: A modular framework characterizes micro- and macroevolution of Old World monkey dentitions (Data Set). Dryad Digital Repository
Neontology
Extinct family of dinosaurs
ISSN 0024-4082. Cau, Andrea (2024). "A Unified Framework for Predatory Dinosaur Macroevolution" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 63 (1): 1–19
Carcharodontosauridae
Characteristic of a group of organisms with a common ancestor
"Prediction 1.3: Consilience of independent phylogenies". 29+ Evidences for Macroevolution: The Scientific Case for Common Descent. Version 2.89. The TalkOrigins
Common_descent
Fossilized tree resin
Biostratigraphy Ecological succession Anagenesis Evolutionary taxonomy Macroevolution Microevolution Cultural impact Cultural depictions of dinosaurs List
Amber
Basic unit of taxonomic classification, below genus
0901397106. PMC 2702801. PMID 19528641. Mayr, Ernst (1982). "Speciation and Macroevolution". Evolution. 36 (6): 1119–1132. Bibcode:1982Evolu..36.1119M. doi:10
Species
State of steady internal conditions maintained by living things
Earliest known life forms Function Genetic drift Gene flow History of life Macroevolution Microevolution Mutation Natural selection Phylogenetics Speciation Taxonomy
Homeostasis
Belief that God created life gradually
ancestors; [but] appear all at once and "fully formed." The view rejects macroevolution, claiming it is biologically untenable and not supported by the fossil
Progressive_creationism
of macroevolutionary ones. As biologists define macroevolution, both microevolution and macroevolution have been observed. Speciations, for example, have
Objections_to_evolution
Sex-specific adaptations
potential mates. Possible mechanisms have been proposed to explain macroevolution of sexual size dimorphism in birds. These include sexual selection,
Sexual_dimorphism
Rapid decrease in Earth's biodiversity
1371/journal.pbio.0020272. PMC 509315. PMID 15314670. Butterfield NJ (2007). "Macroevolution and macroecology through deep time" (PDF). Palaeontology. 50 (1): 41–55
Extinction_event
2002 book by Stephen Jay Gould
(2002) is Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould's technical book on macroevolution and the historical development of evolutionary theory. The book was
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
The_Structure_of_Evolutionary_Theory
Second period of the Mesozoic Era
post-Palaeozoic crinoids – in quest of the factors affecting crinoid macroevolution". Lethaia. 49 (2): 231–244. Bibcode:2016Letha..49..231G. doi:10.1111/let
Jurassic
Top of the head
crest located on their crown, used for communication and courtship. Macroevolution of the human crown has led to different structures between modern and
Crown_(anatomy)
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History of invertebrate paleozoology
History_of_invertebrate_paleozoology
Coin-operated entertainment machine
2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021. Valverde, Sergi (2025). "The cultural macroevolution of arcade video games: innovation, collaboration, and collapse". Evolutionary
Arcade_game
Fusion of natural selection with Mendelian inheritance
genetics, and population genetics. It also related the broad-scale macroevolution seen by palaeontologists to the small-scale microevolution of local
Modern synthesis (20th century)
Modern_synthesis_(20th_century)
Organisms that live in salt water
Valentine JW, Jablonski D (2003). "Morphological and developmental macroevolution: a paleontological perspective". The International Journal of Developmental
Marine_life
Russian anthropologist (born 1961)
suggests a novel approach to the formation of a general theory of social macroevolution. The approach prevalent in social evolutionism is based on the assumption
Andrey_Korotayev
Evolution of characters at various rates both within and between species
408 Its place in evolutionary theory comes under long-term trends or macroevolution. In the neodarwinist theory of evolution, as postulated by Stephen Jay
Mosaic_evolution
Second era of the Phanerozoic Eon
Michael James (14 May 2021). "Niche partitioning shaped herbivore macroevolution through the early Mesozoic". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 2796. Bibcode:2021NatCo
Mesozoic
Mass extinction event about 66 million years ago
of birds and mammals: Are microevolutionary processes sufficient for macroevolution?" (PDF). Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 19 (10): 516–522. doi:10.1016/j
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
Belief that nature originated through supernatural acts
ancestors; [but] appear all at once and "fully formed." The view rejects macroevolution, claiming it is biologically untenable and not supported by the fossil
Creationism
Mechanism of evolution by differential reproduction
traits become more favoured due to changes in the broader environment, macroevolution occurs. Sometimes, new species can arise especially if these new traits
Natural_selection
Hypothesis that organisms have an innate tendency to evolve towards some goal
ISBN 978-0-674-00613-3. Levinton, Jeffrey S. (2001). Genetics, Paleontology, and Macroevolution. Cambridge University Press. pp. 14–16. ISBN 978-0-521-80317-5. Montgomery
Orthogenesis
American paleontologist
University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-38913-8. Jablonski, D. et al. (1997) Macroevolution in the 21st Century. International Senckenberg Conference and Workshop
David_Jablonski
Italian theoretical biologist
University of Ferrara whose main interest is the origin of novelties in macroevolution. He has been one of founders and first editor-in-chief of the journal
Marcello_Barbieri
American paleontologist (born 1966)
officer at the National Science Foundation. His research focuses on macroevolution, and he has considered various topics in this area including support
Bruce_S._Lieberman
Study of the past through preserved genetic material
Biostratigraphy Ecological succession Anagenesis Evolutionary taxonomy Macroevolution Microevolution Cultural impact Cultural depictions of dinosaurs List
Paleogenetics
Species of mammal
rural populations of red foxes mirroring patterns of domestication and macroevolution". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.0763. "Fieldsports
Red_fox
Extinct species of shark
1126/sciadv.abl6529. PMC 9217088. PMID 35731884. Ehret D.J. (2010). "Macroevolution, Age, and Growth Determination of the Megatoothed Sharks (Lamniformes:
Otodus_obliquus
particular gene or genetic marker resides. lyonization See X-inactivation. macroevolution Evolutionary change as it occurs at a relatively large scale, at or
Glossary of genetics and evolutionary biology
Glossary_of_genetics_and_evolutionary_biology
Family of birds
PMID 25274372. Barreto E, Boehm MM, Ogutcen E, et al. (October 2024). "Macroevolution of the plant-hummingbird pollination system". Biological Reviews of
Hummingbird
G. M.; Bajpai, Sunhil (2001). "Whale Origins as a Poster Child for Macroevolution". BioScience. 51 (12): 1037. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[1037:WOAAPC]2
Evolution_of_cetaceans
First geological period of the Paleozoic Era
1126/sciadv.adl3452. PMC 10980278. PMID 38552008. Butterfield, N. J. (2007). "Macroevolution and macroecology through deep time". Palaeontology. 50 (1): 41–55. Bibcode:2007Palgy
Cambrian
British vertebrate palaeontologist
ornithischian dinosaur evolution, dinosaur origins, and fossil tetrapod macroevolution. Butler's undergraduate degree is a BSc in geology from the University
Richard_J._Butler
Carcharodontosaurid dinosaur genus from the early Cretaceous
S2CID 250343124. Cau, Andrea (2024). "A Unified Framework for Predatory Dinosaur Macroevolution" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 63 (1): 1–19
Tyrannotitan
Study of organic evolution of plants based on fossils
Biostratigraphy Ecological succession Anagenesis Evolutionary taxonomy Macroevolution Microevolution Cultural impact Cultural depictions of dinosaurs List
Paleobotany
Biological interaction
Emmanuelle J. (2018). "Implications of selective predation on the macroevolution of eukaryotes: Evidence from Arctic Canada". Emerging Topics in Life
Predation
Great changes in evolutionary history
necessarily special, although in some cases they might be. Whereas macroevolution can apply to relatively modest changes that produced diversification
Megaevolution
Extinct giant shark species
February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026. Ehret D.J. (2010). "Chapter 5 – Macroevolution, Age, and Growth of the Megatoothed Sharks (Lamniformes Otodonridae)"
Megalodon
Protective covering of the ventral area of a vertebrate
"A new Heterodontosaurus specimen elucidates the unique ventilatory macroevolution of ornithischian dinosaurs". eLife. 10 e66036. doi:10.7554/eLife.66036
Gastralia
Reappearance of a genetic trait once thought extinct
1098/rspb.2003.2517. PMC 1691546. PMID 14728776. "29+ Evidences for Macroevolution: Part 2". Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-08
Atavism
Family of salamanders
505. Baken, Erica K.; Mellenthin, Lauren E.; Adams, Dean C. (2020). "Macroevolution of desiccation-related morphology in plethodontid salamanders as inferred
Plethodontidae
Dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur genus from the Early Cretaceous period
Patagonia". Ameghiniana. 29 (4): 337–346. Salgado, L. (1999). "The macroevolution of the Diplodocimorpha (Dinosauria; Sauropoda): A developmental model"
Amargasaurus
Biostratigraphy Ecological succession Anagenesis Evolutionary taxonomy Macroevolution Microevolution Cultural impact Cultural depictions of dinosaurs List
Invertebrate_paleontology
Second epoch of the Neogene Period
Lieberman, Bruce S. (29 August 2018). "Metabolic rates, climate and macroevolution: a case study using Neogene molluscs". Proceedings of the Royal Society
Pliocene
British biochemist (born 1943)
Creationism, and Intelligent Design, 2010, p.72 29+ Evidences for Macroevolution: A Response to Ashby Camp's "Critique", Talk.Origins "Interestingly
Michael_Denton
Genetic segments that can enhance their own transmission at the expense of other genes
1146/annurev.ge.05.120171.001321. PMID 16097657. Gregory TR (2004). "Macroevolution, hierarchy theory, and the C-value enigma". Paleobiology. 30 (2): 179–202
Selfish_genetic_element
Canadian entomologist
processes might explain microevolution, but they could not explain macroevolution. Thompson could not suggest an alternative hypothesis for the ones he
William_Robin_Thompson
of life Origin of life – hierarchy of life – Miller–Urey experiment Macroevolution: adaptive radiation – convergent evolution – extinction – mass extinction
Outline_of_biology
Evidence that either supports or counters a scientific theory
ISBN 978-1136700323. Theobald, Douglas (1999–2012). "29+ Evidences for Macroevolution". TalkOrigins Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2014. Gaither, Carl (2009)
Scientific_evidence
Christian apologist and author (born 1961)
pseudoscientific argument of intelligent design. He is a critic of macroevolution, but believes that adaptations in species occur over time.[non-primary
Frank_Turek
Species of great ape
Pan troglodytes, "EUGENE M. MCCARTHY, PHD GENETICS, ΦΒΚ", https://www.macroevolution.net/bonobo-chimpanzee-hybrids.html Pan continuity: bonobo-chimpanzee
Bonobo
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
hdl:11336/12129. Cau, A. (2024). "A Unified Framework for Predatory Dinosaur Macroevolution". Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 63 (1). doi:10.4435/BSPI
Eotyrannus
Study of changes in ancient climate
Biostratigraphy Ecological succession Anagenesis Evolutionary taxonomy Macroevolution Microevolution Cultural impact Cultural depictions of dinosaurs List
Paleoclimatology
his later articles he made a distinction between Microevolution and Macroevolution, and started to argue that Charles Darwin had only found proof of Microevolution
Islamic_views_on_evolution
American creationist author (1927–2024)
adaptively to environmental stimuli"), and suggested that even some cases of macroevolution could be explained by his hypothesis. Spetner's critical stance on the
Lee_Spetner
1944 book by George Gaylord Simpson
population genetics was sufficient in itself to explain the patterns of macroevolution observed by paleontology. Simpson also highlighted the distinction between
Tempo_and_Mode_in_Evolution
Extinct genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaurs
ISSN 0891-2963. Cau, Andrea (2024). "A Unified Framework for Predatory Dinosaur Macroevolution" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 63 (1): 1–19
Shri_(genus)
Big cat crossbreed
TIGERS". Messybeast. Retrieved October 16, 2023. "Leopard-tiger hybrids". Macroevolution. Retrieved January 15, 2015. In The Field no. 2887, April 25, 1908,
Panthera_hybrid
Sudden and large mutational change
could not bridge the hypothetical divide between microevolution and macroevolution. In his book The Material Basis of Evolution (1940) he wrote "the change
Saltation_(biology)
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
PMID 21437379. Cau, Andrea (2024). "A Unified Framework for Predatory Dinosaur Macroevolution" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 63 (1): 1–19
Epidexipteryx
Group of Mesozoic aquatic reptiles
tetrapod axis: A case study of Sauropterygia: Sauropterygian Axial Macroevolution". Evolution. 71 (5): 1164–1177. doi:10.1111/evo.13217. PMC 5485078.
Sauropterygia
Russian-American geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1900–1975)
populations (microevolution) and phenomena happening on a global scale (macroevolution). Filipchenko also believed that there were only two types of inheritance:
Theodosius_Dobzhansky
Extinct genus of theropod dinosaurs
S2CID 273199114. Cau, Andrea (2024). "A Unified Framework for Predatory Dinosaur Macroevolution" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 63 (1): 1–19
Eocarcharia
Genus of plant, Coco de Mer
Baker, William J. (November 2020). "On the origin of giant seeds: the macroevolution of the double coconut (Lodoicea maldivica ) and its relatives (Borasseae
Lodoicea
Family of marine fish that can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water
1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb04009.x. Kutschera, U. (2005). "Predator-driven macroevolution in flyingfishes inferred from behavioural studies: historical controversies
Flying_fish
Period of major evolutionary diversification of animal life
doi:10.1666/07026.1. S2CID 83713101. Butterfield, Nicholas J. (2007). "Macroevolution and macroecology through deep time" (PDF). Palaeontology. 50 (1): 41–55
Cambrian_explosion
Species of wasp
Z. & Goldstein, P. (2003). "Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and macroevolution of host use among Diastrophus gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)".
Diastrophus_potentillae
Hypothetical hybrid species
the Origin of New Forms of Life A New Theory (PDF). United States: macroevolution.net. p. 34. Caparros, Miguel; Prat, Sandrine (2021-04-23). "A Phylogenetic
Humanzee
Offspring of cross-species reproduction
Retrieved 20 March 2017. McCarthy, Eugene M. "Hybrid Populations". Macroevolution. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017
Hybrid_(biology)
Subspecies of rodent found in Arizona
journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Kaibab squirrel "Macroevolution: Species Formation". Retrieved October 26, 2013. "Evolutionary Genetics
Kaibab_squirrel
Stratigraphy which assigns ages of rock strata by using fossils
Biostratigraphy Ecological succession Anagenesis Evolutionary taxonomy Macroevolution Microevolution Cultural impact Cultural depictions of dinosaurs List
Biostratigraphy
Type of fossilized remains
Bajpai, Sunil (December 2001). "Whale Origins as a Poster Child for Macroevolution". BioScience. 51 (12): 1037–1049. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[1037:WOAAPC]2
Transitional_fossil
Vertebrates without legs or fins
discussion of the genetic and developmental processes affecting limb growth Macroevolution#Limb loss in lizards and snakes Snake evolution Terrestrial locomotion
Limbless_vertebrate
British palaeontologist
1981. Benton's research investigates palaeobiology, palaeontology, and macroevolution. His research interests include: diversification of life, quality of
Michael_Benton
American evolutionary biologist (1926–2023)
with Francisco J. Ayala Phanerozoic Diversity Patterns : Profiles In Macroevolution 1985 ISBN 0-691-08374-6, editor On the Origin of Phyla 2004 ISBN 0-226-84548-6
James_W._Valentine
Species of lizard
Fabre, Anne-Claire; Herrel, Anthony (November 2021). "From micro to macroevolution: drivers of shape variation in an island radiation of Podarcis lizards"
Italian_wall_lizard
Small non-coding ribonucleic acid molecule
Peterson KJ, Dietrich MR, McPeek MA (July 2009). "MicroRNAs and metazoan macroevolution: insights into canalization, complexity, and the Cambrian explosion"
MicroRNA
biosphere, and thus ecological inheritance has significant implications for macroevolution. Ancestral species may modify environments through their niche construction
Ecological_inheritance
Type of independent state school in England
has been accused of promoting the teaching of creationism alongside macroevolution in his Emmanuel Schools Foundation academies. This is also linked to
Academy_(English_school)
Book by Stephen Jay Gould
style of lengthy exposition before embarking on my magnum opus about macroevolution." This later work was published in 2002 as The Structure of Evolutionary
Ontogeny_and_Phylogeny
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