Fossilization can mislead analyses of phenotypic disparity

Analyses of morphological disparity can incorporate living and fossil taxa to facilitate the exploration of how phenotypic variation changes through time. However, taphonomic processes introduce non-random patterns of data loss in fossil data and their impact on perceptions of disparity is unclear....

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Auteurs principaux: Smith, TJ, Sansom, RS, Pisani, D, Donoghue, PCJ
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Royal Society 2023