Uncovering the diversification history of marine tetrapods: Ecology influences the effect of geological sampling biases
Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrates gave rise to sea-going forms independently among the ichthyosaurs, sauropterygians, thalattosaurs, crocodyliforms, turtles, squamates, and other lineages. Many passed through a shallow marine phase before becoming adapted for open ocean life. This allows quantitative...
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2011
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