Sentence examples for molecular and fossil from inspiring English sources
This disconnect between molecular and fossil estimates is not unheard of, the authors explained.
A combination of molecular and fossil data yields a well-resolved and well-dated phylogenetic tree for mammalian families.
If the interpretations hold up, the finds would reconcile the molecular and fossil evidence and possibly provide insights into what led to the split in the first place.
Both molecular and fossil studies have their shortcomings, says Wible, but by analyzing lots of characters in lots of species, he is convinced his tree is trustworthy.
Finally, the researchers created an evolutionary tree of cetaceans based on the molecular and fossil records and checked to see if the body size differences among cetaceans can be explained by their dietary preferences.
In essence, occurrence data and paleoclimatic estimates that are independent of the molecular and fossil information can be brought to bear on the same questions, which may corroborate previous ideas or may suggest more robust alternatives.
To determine the plausibility of this new topology, we applied several tests for phylogenetic informativity, saturation of sites, and compositional heterogeneity within the molecular data sets and have also considered our results against other molecular, morphological, and fossil evidence.
"This beautiful fossil supports the Asian origin for the group, bringing together molecular, living and fossil data into a unified view of pantherine evolution.
Here we review the morphological, molecular, ecological and fossil data in order to address when and how siboglinids evolved.
The aim of this paper is to address when and how this happened reviewing the available morphological, molecular, environmental and fossil data.
Molecular analyses and fossil records of plant/fungus associations [45] indicate that plants have had to contend with Ascomycota and Basidiomycota ever since their invasion of the land, perhaps 460 million years ago [43], [46].
