Background Fish classifications, as those of most other taxonomic groups, are being
transformed drastically as new molecular phylogenies provide support for natural groups …

The Eocene limestones around the Italian village of Bolca occur in a series of distinct
localities providing a unique snapshot of marine life in the early Cenozoic. Famous for its …

Taxon sampling is a central aspect of phylogenetic study design, but it has received limited
attention in the context of total-evidence dating, a widely used dating approach that directly …

Integrative evolutionary analyses based upon fossil and extant species provide a powerful
approach for understanding past diversification events and for assessing the tempo of …

Classification of the tremendous diversity of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) began with the
designation of taxonomic groups on the basis of morphological similarity. Starting in the late …

Abstract† Pycnodontiformes was a successful lineage of primarily marine fishes that broadly
diversified during the Mesozoic. They possessed a wide variety of body shapes and were …

In contrast to the rich collections of articulated spiny-rayed fishes from early Late Cretaceous
and Eocene Lagerstätten, similar skeletal remains are sparse in Maastrichtian–Paleocene …

Abstract The Caribbean Sea is the most species-rich sea in the Atlantic, largely due to its
vast coral reef systems. However, its high biodiversity and endemism face unprecedented …

The fossil record of marine ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) from the time interval
surrounding the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction is scarce at a global scale …

The family-group names of animals (superfamily, family, subfamily, supertribe, tribe and
subtribe) are regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Particularly …