DOI: 10.1038/31927. A molecular timescale for vertebrate evolution

A molecular timescale for vertebrate evolution

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Kumar, S., & Hedges, S. B. (1998). A molecular timescale for vertebrate evolution. Nature, 392(6679), 917â920.

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Sudhir Kumar (first)
S. Blair Hedges (additional)

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