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SUBMITTER: Silvestro D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6286320 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Silvestro Daniele D Warnock Rachel C M RCM Gavryushkina Alexandra A Stadler Tanja T
Nature communications 20181207 1
Measuring the pace at which speciation and extinction occur is fundamental to understanding the origin and evolution of biodiversity. Both the fossil record and molecular phylogenies of living species can provide independent estimates of speciation and extinction rates, but often produce strikingly divergent results. Despite its implications, the theoretical reasons for this discrepancy remain unknown. Here, we reveal a conceptual and methodological basis able to reconcile palaeontological and m ...[more]