phylogenetic
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In this case, limb bones made it possible to identify a new species, infer aspects of its locomotion, investigate its phylogenetic relationships, and expand the known distribution of a rare group of Triassic reptiles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Although phylogenetic trees often point to a single early group that later gave rise to modern Australian marsupials, the fossil evidence appears less tidy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
It was particularly surprising that more than half of the plots had a higher level of functional than phylogenetic diversity.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
A more detailed breakdown of the results shows that more than half of the vegetation samples examined had a high functional diversity but only a low phylogenetic diversity.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
Hypothesized phylogenetic relationships of the species of Smilisca.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
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