Recent Synchronous Radiation of a Living Fossil

Modern survivors of previously more diverse lineages are regarded as living fossils, particularly when characterized by morphological stasis. Cycads are often cited as a classic example, reaching their greatest diversity during the Jurassic-Cretaceous (199.6 to 65.5 million years ago) then dwindling...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2011-11, Vol.334 (6057), p.796-799
Hauptverfasser:	Nagalingum, N. S., Marshall, C. R., Quental, T. B., Rai, H. S., Little, D. P., Mathews, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bayes Theorem Biological Evolution Biological taxonomies Climate Change Cycadopsida - anatomy & histology Cycadopsida - classification Cycadopsida - genetics Dinosaurs Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Extinction, Biological Fossils Genera Genes, Plant Genetic Speciation Mass extinction events Molecular Sequence Data Paleontology Paleontology: general Phylogenetics Phylogeny Plant morphology Plastids Species diversity Taxa Topology
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