Phylogenetic analysis of a new morphological dataset elucidates the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem

First appearing in the latest Cretaceous, Crocodylia is a clade of semi-aquatic, predatory reptiles, defined by the last common ancestor of extant alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and gharials. Despite large strides in resolving crocodylian interrelationships over the last three decades, several out...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rio, Jonathan P., Mannion, Philip D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2021
Materias:
Biogeography
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567843
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12094

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567843
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12094

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