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Phylogenetic (or geological) time

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

The time scale required for speciation to occur and thus consisting of time measured in units of a million years.

See Developmental (or ontogenetic) time, Phylogeny, Speciation

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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