An international team of scientists including University of Florida researchers has generated the most comprehensive tree of life to date on placental mammals, which are those bearing live young, including bats, rodents, whales and humans. Appearing February 7 in the journal Science, the study details how researchers used both genetic and physical traits to reconstruct […]
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Most Comprehensive Tree of Life Shows Placental Mammal Diversity Exploded After Age of Dinosaurs
February 8th, 2013 Riffin