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Toward a global phylogeny of the "living fossil" crustacean order of the Notostraca.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Vanschoenwinkel Bram, Pinceel Tom, Vanhove Maarten P M, Denis Carla, Jocque Merlijn, Timms Brian V, Brendonck Luc
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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 group as 'living fossils' the taxonomy of surviving taxa is still under debate and both the phylogenetic relationships...
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