Phylogeny and evolutionary modularity of a trilobite family over the Ordovician Radiation
Trilobites are organized in packages; the adult trilobite body plan is composed of a cephalon (head), thorax (midsection), and pygidium (tail). These packages, or modules, are composed of traits that evolve semi-independently such that change in one module does not necessarily beget change in anothe...
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Estonian Academy Publishers
2023-06-01
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Series: | Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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