Phylogenomics indicates the "living fossil" Isoetes diversified in the Cenozoic.

The fossil record provides an invaluable insight into the temporal origins of extant lineages of organisms. However, establishing the relationships between fossils and extant lineages can be difficult in groups with low rates of morphological change over time. Molecular dating can potentially circum...

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Main Authors: Daniel Wood, Guillaume Besnard, David J Beerling, Colin P Osborne, Pascal-Antoine Christin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227525