Molecular data suggests a Pliocene – Early Pleistocene divergence date for the common and pygmy hippopotamus
Hippopotamid phylogeny has proven difficult to resolve with proposed relationships between extant and fossil species receiving mixed levels of support. Of particular interest is the divergence between the two extant hippopotamid species, the well-known common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) an...
Main Authors: | Michael C. Kardos, Sindhu Velmurugan, Jan E. Janecka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1144711/full |
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