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| Flynn, J.J. | |
| Carnivoran phylogeny and rates of evolution: morphological, taxic, and molecular | |
| 1996 Book Chapter | |
Several recent books have been devoted to the biology and systematic of the Carnivora (e.g., Ewer 1973; Gittleman 1989), and data from carnivoran phylogeny have been, and continue to be, used to evaluate the tempo and mode of taxic, morphologic, and molecular evolution (e.g., Simpson 1944, 1953, 1971; Werdelin and Solounias 1991; Wayne et al. 1991). Few of these evolutionary rate studies, however, have considered explicitly the roles of fossil taxa and rigorously tested phylogenies. This chapter summarizes recent work on the higher-level phylogeny of the Carnivora, discusses the role of fossils in generating reliable phylogenies and estimating rates of evolution accurately, and calculates rates of evolution within the Carnivora, focusing on taxonomic diversification and molecular divergence. |
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