Toward a global phylogeny of the "living fossil" crustacean order of the Notostraca.

Tadpole shrimp (Crustacea, Notostraca) are iconic inhabitants of temporary aquatic habitats worldwide. Often cited as prime examples of evolutionary stasis, surviving representatives closely resemble fossils older than 200 mya, suggestive of an ancient origin. Despite significant interest in the gro...

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Main Authors: Bram Vanschoenwinkel, Tom Pinceel, Maarten P M Vanhove, Carla Denis, Merlijn Jocque, Brian V Timms, Luc Brendonck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3329532?pdf=render