Journal article
Retroposed Elements and Their Flanking Regions Resolve the Evolutionary History of Xenarthran Mammals (Armadillos, Anteaters, and Sloths)
Abstract
Armadillos, anteaters, and sloths (Order Xenarthra) comprise 1 of the 4 major clades of placental mammals. Isolated in South America from the other continental landmasses, xenarthrans diverged over a period of about 65 Myr, leaving more than 200 extinct genera and only 31 living species. The presence of both ancestral and highly derived anatomical features has made morphoanatomical analyses of the xenarthran evolutionary history difficult, and …
Authors
Möller-Krull M; Delsuc F; Churakov G; Marker C; Superina M; Brosius J; Douzery EJP; Schmitz J
Journal
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol. 24, No. 11, pp. 2573–2582
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 2007
DOI
10.1093/molbev/msm201
ISSN
0737-4038