Strong mitochondrial DNA support for a Cretaceous origin of modern avian lineages

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Determining an absolute timescale for avian evolutionary history has proven contentious. The two sources of information available, paleontological data and inference from extant molecular genetic sequences (colloquially, 'rocks&...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sorenson Michael D, García-Moreno Jaime, Rest Joshua S, Brown Joseph W, Mindell David P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/6