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  "id": 12604053,
  "title": "Evolutionary rates in \"living fossils\" across the Tree of Life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evolutionary-rates-in-living-fossils-across-the-tree-of-life",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.03.756400v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lineages that have undergone little apparent evolutionary change over long geological intervals are often described as \"living fossils\", with iconic examples including the coelacanth, tuatara, and Ginkgo. However, studies of morphological and molecular data have produced mixed evidence regarding whether living fossils have evolved more slowly than their relatives. We tested for reduced…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}