Sentence examples for were formerly thought from inspiring English sources

Lyrebirds were formerly thought to be related to pheasants or to the birds-of-paradise.

To add even more spice to gull-watching, scientists are officially recognising new species that were formerly thought of as races of the herring gull, so that keen birders can search for Caspian and yellow-legged gulls among the milling flocks.

The closest relatives of the choughs were formerly thought to be the typical crows, Corvus, especially the jackdaws in the subgenus Coloeus, but DNA and cytochrome b analysis shows that the genus Pyrrhocorax, along with the ratchet-tailed treepie (genus Temnurus), diverged early from the rest of the Corvidae.

These organisms were formerly thought to be ancient eukaryotes that diverged before introns originated, or at least became common.

These epigenetic processes were formerly thought to be primarily involved in gene dosage regulation via parental imprinting and X chromosome inactivation, and in regulating cell lineage differentiation.

It was formerly thought to arise from adrenal cortical cells lying within the kidney substance.

The psychological motivations of rapists are more complex than was formerly thought.

On the other hand, supposed differences between Alexandrian and Palestinian Judaism are not as great as had been formerly thought.

It was formerly thought to lead, or "pilot," larger fishes to food sources, hence its common name.

Although the modern Basque language was formerly thought to be the descendant of Iberian, many scholars now believe the two languages to be separate.

But the sublime tinker remains sublime, if less isolated from his fellows than was formerly thought; the genius of The Pilgrim's Progress remains valid.