The Oligocene Fossil Caudates of Oregon: Classification, Analysis, and Insights on the Paleoecology and Conservation Biology of Pacific Newts

Newts, abundant worldwide, have unclear pre-Pliocene evolution and phylogenetic relationships. North America has a sporadic pre-Pliocene newt record. Several undescribed fossils can address this lack of information. I built a character matrix of >70 morphological characters for extant newts and...

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Main Author: Jacisin, John
Other Authors: Hopkins, Samantha
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18420