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Sep 2026
Partitioning convergent modules separates phylogenetic signal from ecological information in mosaic fossils
Mosaic evolution assembles organisms from ancestral and derived parts, and traits shaped by convergent selection can mislead phylogenetic reconstruction while recording ecology. Disentangling these two signals within the same anatomy is a challenge for placing fossils and reconstructing evolution in deep time. We prese...
Wei Yuan, Xuan Jing, Ziqiang Xu et al.
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