Evolutionary Patterns Phylogeny Phylogeny of Vertebrates Sister Groups Monophyletic Paraphyletic and Polyphyletic Groups Classification Homologous and Analogous Features Synapomorphies Construction of a Tree Determining the Best Fit Using Molecular Data to Build Phylogenetic Trees Practical Uses of Phylogenetic Trees Using Fossils to Create Phylogenies 1 2 3 Allow us to calibrate phylogenies in terms of time Provides a record of extinct species Place evolutionary events in context with the Earth s history Fossils Formation of the Fossil Record Trace Molecular Fossils Burgess Shale Messel Shale Geologic Timescale Radioactive Decay Dinosaur and Bird Phylogeny Fish to Tetrapod Vertebrates Pangaea Mass Extinctions Phylogeny and Fossils Together
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