Morphological clocks in paleontology, and a mid-Cretaceous origin of crown Aves

Syst Biol. 2014 May;63(3):442-9. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syt110. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Authors

Michael S Y Lee¹, Andrea Cau, Darren Naish, Gareth J Dyke

Affiliation

¹ Earth Sciences Section, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, Australia; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide 5005, Australia; Museo Geologico e Paleontologico "Giovanni Capellini", Via Zamboni 63, 40126 Bologna, Italy; and Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.

PMID: 24449041
DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syt110

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Birds / anatomy & histology
Birds / classification*
Birds / genetics
Fossils
Paleontology*
Phylogeny*