Amniote phylogeny and the position of turtles

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The position of turtles among amniotes remains in dispute, with morphological and molecular comparisons giving different results. Morphological analyses align turtles with either lizards and their relatives, or at the base of the reptile tree, whereas molecular a...

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Main Author: Hedges S Blair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/64