Is evolutionary history repeatedly rewritten in light of new fossil discoveries?

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1705, 2011, Pages 599-604

  Tarver, J E ^a,b   Donoghue, P C J ^a   Benton, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinosaur; Fossil record; Hominids; Macroevolution; Primate; Systematics

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DINOSAUR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; SAMPLING; TAXONOMY;

AVES; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DINOSAURIA; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79551626887     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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