Over the past decade, a new set of methods for estimating dated trees has emerged.
Originally referred to as the fossilized birth–death (FBD) process, this single model has …

▪ Abstract Phylogenetic studies and new fossil evidence have yielded fundamental insights
into the pattern and timing of dinosaur evolution and the emergence of functionally modern …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Our ability to correlate biological evolution with climate change, geological evolution, and
other historical patterns is essential to understanding the processes that shape biodiversity …

Abstract strap (S tratigraphic T ree A nalysis for P alaeontology) is a new package for the
freely available statistical programming language R designed to perform three main …

Molecular analyses of turtle relationships have overturned prevailing morphological
hypotheses and prompted the development of a new taxonomy. Here we provide the first …

The comparative osteology, phylogenetic relationships, and historical biogeography of all
known taxa of fossil and living amiid fishes (Halecomorphi: Amiidae) are investigated in …

Morphological (including ultrastructural) and developmental characters utilized in recent
literature are critically reviewed as the basis to reassess the phylogenetic relationships of …

The comparative osteology, phylogenetic relationships, and historical biogeography of all
known fossil and living gars (Ginglymodi: Lepisosteiformes) are investigated in detail …

In recent years, avian systematics has been characterized by a diminished reliance on
morphological cladistics of modern taxa, intensive palaeornithogical research stimulated by …