Estimating divergence times on phylogenies is critical in paleontological and neontological
studies. Chronostratigraphically-constrained fossils are the only direct evidence of absolute …

Introduction The practice of molecular dating is an essential tool for hypothesis testing in
evolutionary biology. Vagaries of fossilization and taphonomic bias commonly engender …

Reconciliation of paleontological and molecular phylogenetic evidence holds great promise
for a better understanding of the temporal succession of cladogenesis and character …

The fossil record is the primary source of time-stamped information useful for dating
phylogenetic trees; and many statistical approaches are available for integrating data from …

To address questions regarding the evolutionary origin, radiation and dispersal of the genus
Homo, it is crucial to be able to place the occurrence of hominin fossils in a high-resolution …

The phylogenetic relationships of several hominin species remain controversial. Two
methodological issues contribute to the uncertainty—use of partial, inconsistent datasets …

Molecular dating studies typically need fossils to calibrate the analyses. Unfortunately, the
fossil record is extremely poor or presently nonexistent for many species groups, rendering …

Morphological integration predicts that correlated characters will coevolve; thus, each
distinct suite of correlated characters might be expected to evolve according to a separate …

Evolutionary and biogeographic studies increasingly rely on calibrated molecular clocks to
date key events. Although there has been significant recent progress in development of the …

Aim In order to resolve disputed biogeographical histories of biota with Gondwanan
continental distributions, and to assess the null hypothesis of vicariance, it is imperative that …