Distributions of extinction times from fossil ages and tree topologies: the example of mid-Permian synapsid extinctions [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Given a phylogenetic tree that includes only extinct, or a mix of extinct and extant taxa, where at least some fossil data are available, we present a method to compute the distribution of the extinction time of a given set of taxa under the Fossilized ...
Gilles Didier, Michel Laurin
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The fossil record of camelids demonstrates a late divergence between Bactrian camel and dromedary [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2020 A new compilation of the Old World fossil record of Camelidae and a recent phylogenetic analysis allow a new assessment of the timing of the clade’s diversification.
Denis Geraads +4 more
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Including fossils in phylogeny: a glimpse into the evolution of the superfamily Evanioidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) under tip-dating and the fossilized birth–death process [PDF]
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2021 Abstract Using a fossilized birth–death model, a new phylogeny of the superfamily Evanioidea (including ensign wasps, nightshade wasps and hatchet wasps) is proposed, with estimates of divergence times for its constitutive families and for corroborating the monophyly of Evanioidea.
Jouault, Corentin +6 more
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The Effect of Fossil Sampling on the Estimation of Divergence Times with the Fossilized Birth–Death Process [PDF]
Systematic Biology, 2019 AbstractTimescales are of fundamental importance to evolutionary biology as they facilitate hypothesis tests of historical evolutionary processes. Through the incorporation of fossil occurrence data, the fossilized birth–death (FBD) process provides a framework for estimating divergence times using more paleontological data than traditional node ...
O'Reilly, Joseph, Donoghue, Philip
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Inferring ‘weak spots’ in phylogenetic trees: application to mosasauroid nomenclature [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Mosasauroid squamates represented the apex predators within the Late Cretaceous marine and occasionally also freshwater ecosystems. Proper understanding of the origin of their ecological adaptations or paleobiogeographic dispersals requires adequate ...
Daniel Madzia, Andrea Cau
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Dryophthorinae is an economically important, ecologically distinct, and ubiquitous monophyletic group of pantropical weevils with more than 1,200 species in 153 genera.
Maria Lourdes Chamorro +2 more
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Open Research Europe, 2023 Phylogenetic estimation is, and has always been, a complex endeavor. Estimating a phylogenetic tree involves evaluating many possible solutions and possible evolutionary histories that could explain a set of observed data, typically by using a model of ...
Orlando Schwery +4 more
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eLife, 2022 Taxa with vast distribution ranges often display unresolved phylogeographic structures and unclear taxonomic boundaries resulting in hidden diversity.
Siti N Othman +15 more
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Rates and Rocks: Strengths and Weaknesses of Molecular Dating Methods
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 I present here an in-depth, although non-exhaustive, review of two topics in molecular dating. Clock models, which describe the evolution of the rate of evolution, are considered first.
Stéphane Guindon
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Phylogeny and divergence times of suckers (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) inferred from Bayesian total-evidence analyses of molecules, morphology, and fossils [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Catostomidae (“suckers”) is a diverse (76 species) and broadly distributed family of Holarctic freshwater fishes with a rich fossil record and a considerable number (∼35%) of threatened and imperiled species.
Justin C. Bagley +2 more
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