Response to Comment on “Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds”

Joel Cracraft, Peter Houde, Simon Y W Ho, David P. Mindell, Jon Fjeldså, Bent Erik Kramer Lindow, Scott V. Edwards, Carsten Rahbek, Siavash Mirarab, Tandy Warnow, M Thomas P Gilbert, Guojie Zhang, Edward L. Braun, Erich D. Jarvis

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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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftScience
Vol/bind349
Udgave nummer6255
Sider (fra-til)1460b
Antal sider3
ISSN0036-8075
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 25 sep. 2015

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