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Controversies on the evolutionary history of pycnodont fishes – reply to Kriwet 2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2007

Francisco José Poyato-Ariza
Affiliation:
Unidad de Paleontología, Departamento de Biología, Calle Darwin, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049-Madrid, Spain. e-mail: francisco.poyato@uam.es

Abstract

Criticisms by Kriwet regarding recent work on pycnodont phylogeny are based on the use of additive characters. Therefore, applying transformation series in phylogenetic reconstruction is justified in theory and in practice, and an example of additional ontogenetic evidence supporting character ordering in pycnodonts is provided. Moreover, comments on some pycnodont genera are included, and the accurate taxonomic use of the genera Coelodus and Ocloedus is emphasised.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 2004

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