[Taxacom] Paraphyletic species: Crocodylus niloticus

Kenneth Kinman kennethkinman at webtv.net
Fri May 13 15:02:58 CDT 2011


Dear All,      
       A recent paper indicates that Crocodylus niloticus is
paraphyletic with respect to the clade of Crocodylus species in the
Americas.  Not only a great example of a paraphyletic species, but also
transoceanic dispersal as well.  Link to news story is given below.
               ----------Ken                     

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20464-crocodiles-swam-the-atlantic-to-reach-america.html      





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