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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Main Authors: Ernesto E. Vargas-Parra, Melanie J. Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2023-06-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:https://kirj.ee/wp-content/plugins/kirj/pub/earth-1-2023-161_20230613105358.pdf