Total evidence time-scaled phylogenetic and biogeographic models for the evolution of sea cows (Sirenia, Afrotheria)

Molecular phylogenetic studies that have included sirenians from the genera Trichechus, Dugong, and Hydrodamalis have resolved their interrelationships but have yielded divergence age estimates that are problematically discordant. The ages of these lineage splits have profound implications for how t...

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Main Authors: Steven Heritage, Erik R. Seiffert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13886.pdf