ISSN:
1573-7055
Keywords:
molecular and paleontological time scales
;
comparative anatomy
;
evolutionary relationships
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract According to F. M. Catzefliset al. (Trends Ecol. Evol. 7, 122–126, 1992), comparative dating of the oldest dichotomy in the muroid group (Spalacinae-other Muridae) by molecular and paleontological time scales produces conflicting results. For the earliest Spalacinae they refer to a date of 25–37 Ma; however, it has been demonstrated thatRhizospalax is not a muroid rodent, and a review of the record of fossil Spalacinae suggests that paleontological and molecular dating produces a comparable age (±19 Ma).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01024708