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I know it doesn’t look that “giant” here, but I highly recommend checking out the larger version and getting your evolutionary trace on.
This isn’t my favorite Tree of Life diagram, though. That title goes to the Hillis Plot, which is just beautiful.
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The Great Tree of Life – giant infographic lets you trace any branch back through time to see how it connects to any other of life’s major branches. More on the history of using tree-like diagrams to depict evolution.
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I know it doesn’t look that “giant” here, but I highly recommend checking out the larger version and getting your evolutionary trace on.

This isn’t my favorite Tree of Life diagram, though. That title goes to the Hillis Plot, which is just beautiful.

explore-blog:

The Great Tree of Life – giant infographic lets you trace any branch back through time to see how it connects to any other of life’s major branches. More on the history of using tree-like diagrams to depict evolution.

(↬ chartporn)

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