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- Dictionarytaxon/ˈtaksɒn/
noun
- 1. a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class.
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2 hours ago · Today, protists are not treated as a formal taxon, but the term is commonly used for convenience in two ways: Phylogenetic definition: protists are a paraphyletic group. [36] A protist is any eukaryote that is not an animal, land plant or fungus , [37] thus excluding many unicellular groups like the fungal Microsporidia , Chytridiomycetes and yeasts , and the non-unicellular Myxozoan animals ...
1 day ago · Smilodon is a genus of felids belonging to the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae. It is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats.
1 day ago · Evolutionary approaches may be employed to infer the existence of a molecular function from computationally derived signatures of selection. In the case of TRGs, one common signature of selection is the ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions (dN/dS ratio), calculated from different species from the same taxon. Similarly, in the case ...
1 day ago · Wadhurst Clay ( Early Cretaceous, Valanginian ) England. Robust with strong vertebrae and short neural spines. Baryonyx. 1986. Weald Clay Formation ( Early Cretaceous, Barremian ) England. One specimen was found with the remains of fish and a juvenile iguanodont in its stomach, suggesting it was a generalist predator [9] Betasuchus.
