They were one of the first groups to diverge from the ancestral lineage. He is initially kidnapped by Abstergo, which is aware of his ancestral lineage. Mitochondrial DNA mtDNA represents the female lineage. Northwestern China is thought to be the origin of the tiger lineage. It is headed by his descendants (the Lamanic lineage). Batoids belong to the ancient lineage of cartilaginous fishes. He discovers records that reveal Gwynplaine's lineage and rightful inheritance. This skull is important in supplementing the evolutionary lineage of hominins. Skates belong to the ancient lineage of cartilaginous fishes. They are the earliest type of cell in a cell lineage. It belonged to the N1a maternal lineage, a geographically West Eurasian lineage. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea. The extant golden jackal lineage commenced expanding its population in India 37,000 years ago. Birds are now recognized as being the sole surviving lineage of theropod dinosaurs. It includes brief explanations of the various taxonomic ranks in the human lineage.