Abstract
Mitchell et al. argue that divergence-time estimates for our avian phylogeny were too young because of an "inappropriate" maximum age constraint for the most recent common ancestor of modern birds and that, as a result, most modern bird orders diverged before the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event 66 million years ago instead of after. However, their interpretations of the fossil record and timetrees are incorrect.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Science |
Vol/bind | 349 |
Udgave nummer | 6255 |
Sider (fra-til) | 1460b |
Antal sider | 3 |
ISSN | 0036-8075 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 25 sep. 2015 |