MicroRNAs resolve an apparent conflict between annelid systematics and their fossil record

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1677, 2009, Pages 4315-4322

  Sperling, Erik A ^a   Vinther, Jakob ^a   Moy, Vanessa N ^d   Wheeler, Benjamin M ^b   Sémon, Marie ^c   Briggs, Derek E G ^a   Peterson, Kevin J ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular palaeobiology; Non coding RNA; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANNELID; DATA SET; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RNA; TAXONOMY;

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; FOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAPHYLY; PHYLOGENY; POLYCHAETA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; LUMBRICUS; POLYCHAETA; SIPUNCULIDA;

EID: 72749120240     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1340     Document Type: Article

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