| Literature DB >> 9770496 |
L Bromham1, A Rambaut, R Fortey, A Cooper, D Penny.
Abstract
Molecular studies have the potential to shed light on the origin of the animal phyla by providing independent estimates of the divergence times, but have been criticized for failing to account adequately for variation in rate of evolution. A method of dating divergence times from molecular data addresses the criticisms of earlier studies and provides more realistic, but wider, confidence intervals. The data are not compatible with the Cambrian explosion hypothesis as an explanation for the origin of metazoan phyla, and provide additional support for an extended period of Precambrian metazoan diversification.Mesh:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9770496 PMCID: PMC22841 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.21.12386
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205