Paleontological evidence to date the tree of life

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-53

  Benton, Michael J ^a   Donoghue, Philip C J ^a  

^a Wills Memorial Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Paleontological dating; Quality of fossil record; Tree of life

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARMADILLO; BIRD; CAT; CHICKEN; COMPREHENSION; COW; DOG; DROSOPHILA; ELEPHANT; EMU; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HONEYBEE; HORSE; KANGAROO; LIZARD; MACACA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; ORYZIAS; PALEONTOLOGY; PUFFER FISH; RABBIT; REPTILE; REVIEW; SHEEP; SWINE; THUJA; TOAD; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CHRONOLOGY; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; HUMANS; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845883023     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msl150     Document Type: Review

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