What is macroevolution?
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Macroevolution is evolution on a large scale, a scale that encompasses more than just the species level.
Explanation:
When we're referring to how the demise of the dinosaurs left room for mammals to evolve or how chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor 6-7 million years ago, we're talking about macroevolution.
Trends in evolution or other large-scale examples, the evolution of amphibians for example, are parts of macroevolution. This is in contrast to microevolution, or evolution on the smaller scale of populations.
To learn more about the subject, check out this Nature page.
