Paleontological and neontological systematics seek to answer evolutionary questions with different data sets. Phylogenies inferred for combined extant and extinct taxa provide novel insights into the
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Table 4. Morphological synapomorphies of Oecanthidae, its subfamilies and supertribes FamilySubfamilySupertribeState of characterOecanthidaeOvipositor straight in lateral view102(0)iad spur three time
Loci for which no corresponding sequence data had been previously published for the taxon concerned are emboldened. Populations (Code) previously unknown in phylogentic studies are also shown in bold.
Bayesian phylogenetic reconstruction of Dipsadidae (287 species), with outgroups (57 species). This tree was used to estimate the ancestral range of Dipsadidae and its historical biogeography througho