A phylogeny and timescale for the evolution of Pseudocheiridae (Marsupialia: Diprotodontia) in Australia and New Guinea

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-99

  Meredith, Robert W ^a   Mendoza, Miguel A ^a   Roberts, Karen K ^b   Westerman, Michael ^c   Springer, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marsupialia; New Guinea; Phylogenetic bracketing; Pseudocheiridae; Relaxed molecular clocks; Stratigraphic bounding

Indexed keywords

BASSARISCUS; DIPROTODONTIA; HEMIBELIDEUS; METATHERIA; PETAUROIDES; PETROPSEUDES; PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE; PSEUDOCHEIRUS; PSEUDOCHEIRUS CAROLI; PSEUDOCHEIRUS FORBESI; PSEUDOCHEIRUS MAYERI; PSEUDOCHIROPS; PSEUDOCHIROPS ARCHERI; PSEUDOCHIROPS CUPREUS; PSEUDOCHIRULUS;

EID: 77955053067     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-010-9129-7     Document Type: Article

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