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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Autori principali: Smith, TJ, Sansom, RS, Pisani, D, Donoghue, PCJ
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Royal Society 2023