Neopterygian phylogeny: the merger assay.

ABSTRACT: The phylogenetic relationships of the recently described genus ^†Ticinolepis from the Middle Triassic of the Monte San Giorgio are explored through cladistic analyses of the so far largest morphological dataset for fossil actinopterygians, including representatives of the crown-neopterygian clades Halecomorphi, Ginglymodi and Teleostei, and merging the characters from previously published systematic studies together with newly proposed characters. ^†Ticinolepis is retrieved as the most basal Ginglymodi and our results support the monophyly of Teleostei and Holostei, as well as Halecomorphi and Ginglymodi within the latter clade. The patterns of relationships within these clades mostly agree with those of previous studies, although a few important differenc

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Arbarello A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5882744 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature