A likelihood approach for evaluating estimates of phylogenetic relationships among fossil taxa

Paleobiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 430-449

  Wagner, Peter J ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYAENIDAE; MAMMALIA;

FOSSIL RECORD; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0032408552     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0094837300020091     Document Type: Article

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