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Molecules and fossils reveal punctuated diversification in Caribbean “faviid” corals

BACKGROUND: Even with well-known sampling biases, the fossil record is key to understanding macro-evolutionary patterns. During the Miocene to Pleistocene in the Caribbean Sea, the fossil record of scleractinian corals shows a remarkable period of rapid diversification followed by massive extinction...

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Autores principales: Schwartz, Sonja A, Budd, Ann F, Carlon, David B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22831179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-123