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Phylogenomic analyses support the position of turtles as the sister group of birds and crocodiles (Archosauria).
BMC biology - 27 Jul 2012
Chiari Ylenia, Cahais Vincent, Galtier Nicolas, Delsuc Frédéric
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BACKGROUND: The morphological peculiarities of turtles have, for a long time, impeded their accurate placement in the phylogeny of amniotes. Molecular data used to address this major evolutionary question have so far been limited to a handful of markers and/or taxa. These studies have supported conflicting topologies, positioning turtles as either the sister group to all other reptiles, to lepidosaurs (tuatara,...
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