Turtle Origins: <i>Chinlechelys tenertesta</i> and Convergence in Modern Cladistic Analysis

The phylogenetic relationships of turtles (Testudines) challenge cladistics by demonstrating the inherent weaknesses of this non-Darwinian method of phylogenic reconstruction. Recent cladistic analyses have identified sauropterygians as the closest relatives of turtles and even at least one sauropte...

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Main Authors: Asher J. Lichtig, Spencer G. Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/87/1/4
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