The fossil record of camelids demonstrates a late divergence between Bactrian camel and dromedary

A new compilation of the Old World fossil record of Camelidae and a recent phylogenetic analysis allow a new assessment of the timing of the clade’s diversification. Using a recent implementation of the fossilized birth-death process, we show that the divergence between Bactrian camel and dromedary...

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Main Authors: Denis Geraads, Gilles Didier, Andrew Barr, Denne Reed, Michel Laurin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2020-06-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app65/app007272020.pdf