Timing of organogenesis support basal position of turtles in the amniote tree of life

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogenetic position of turtles is the most disputed aspect in the reconstruction of the land vertebrate tree of life. This controversy has arisen after many different kinds and revisions of investigations of molecular and morph...

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Main Authors: Sánchez-Villagra Marcelo R, Werneburg Ingmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/82