Welwitschia: Phylogeography of a living fossil, diversified within a desert refuge
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81150-6
Abstract: Welwitschia mirabilis is one of the most extraordinary plant species on earth. With a fossil record of 112 My and phylogenetically isolated within the order Gnetales, the monotypic genus Welwitschia has survived only in the… read more here.
Keywords: gene pools; phylogeography living; desert; welwitschia phylogeography ... See more keywords
Genomic analyses of a “living fossil”: The endangered dove‐tree
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DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13138
Abstract: Davidia involucrata Baill, also known as the dove‐tree, is a living fossil and an endangered species currently restricted to the mountains of southwestern and central China. It has a beautiful and innovative trait of high… read more here.
Keywords: analyses living; dove tree; endangered dove; living fossil ... See more keywords
Reconciling diagnostic traits in living and fossil taxa: The taxonomy and evolution of the genus Microceratina (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cytheruridae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.4.1
Abstract: The original diagnosis of the genus Microceratina Swanson is re-examined with the aim of elucidating the evolutionary history of this living and fossil genus. The different systematic placements of this genus in one of three… read more here.
Keywords: reconciling diagnostic; genus microceratina; genus; diagnostic traits ... See more keywords