Taxonomy & Evolution Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 5 entries checked · 2 flagged · 4 issues confirmed · 2 corrected · 2 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Earliest known life forms — The STATS entry incorrectly describes the Strelley Pool Formation microfossils (3.43 Ga) as 'older candidates' when they are younger than the Apex chert (3.465 Ga) and Dresser Formation (3.48 Ga).

Earliest known life forms — The LORE section states 'the oceans formed 4.5 billion years ago', but oceans are thought to have formed later, around 4.4 to 4.3 billion years ago.

Genus — The claim that 'DNA sequences themselves do not block gene flow; rather, reproductive isolation' is an incomplete sentence that cuts off mid-thought, but more importantly, it misrepresents the role of DNA sequences: DNA sequences do not cause reproductive isol

Genus — The statement 'DNA sequences reflect divergence as a result of mutation and evolutionary processes, not because they cause it' is factually incorrect: DNA sequences (specifically, mutations in DNA) do cause divergence by introducing genetic variation that can

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