Lee, M.S.Y.; Yates, A.M.
topology · geochronology · range · methods
The combined tip-dated analysis samples 117 taxa, 278 morphological characters and 9284 molecular base pairs; topology and times depend on model, priors and character treatment.
A combined tip-dated analysis of 117 living and fossil crocodyliform taxa, 278 morphological characters and 9284 molecular base pairs groups Gavialis with Tomistoma and places sampled thoracosaurs outside the living crown; alternative analyses differ, so topology and divergence times are model results.
claim:event:crocodylian-tip-dated-topologyCrocodylia is represented by a tip-dated analysis of 25 living and 92 extinct sampled taxa; the Gavialis–Tomistoma result and fossil placements are model-dependent topology, not a complete crown range or observed ancestry.
claim:taxon:crocodylia