University textbook, Vertebrate Paleontology, by Michael J Benton: a focused review p2 – placentals

In the phylogenetic battle between traits and genesauthor and paleontology professor Michael J Benton (2014) chose genes and lost fossils in his cladogram of placental mammals (Fig. 1). Benton writes, “The phylogeny of placental mammals has been substantially overturned by … Continue reading University textbook, Vertebrate Paleontology, by Michael J Benton: a focused review p2 – placentals