[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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