Fossils, molecules, divergence times, and the origin of lissamphibians

Systematic Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-388

  Marjanovic, David ^a   Laurin, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Calibration point; Fossil record; Lissamphibia; Molecular dating; Phylogenetics; Stratigraphic fit; Supertree

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TIME;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AMPHIBIA; MYA; PROSOPIS;

EID: 34249739745     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: 1076836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150701397635     Document Type: Review

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