A gridded species distribution database was obtained with 1,642,857 occurrence records for 22,183 species from 2,993 genera and 297 families of vascular plants in the Pan-Himalayan region. A species-l
The incorporation of stratigraphic data into phylogenetic analysis has a long history of debate, but is not currently standard practice for paleontologists. Bayesian tip-dated (or morphological clock)
Mindell (2013) [henceforth simply “Mindell”] has provided a claim that the Tree of Life (ToL) is still useful in phylogenetics as a model, a metaphor, and a heuristic. Here I examine all three of thes
