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The main techniques used in phylogenetic studies of brachiopods are reviewed, onto-phylogenetic and morphobiological. The advantages and shortcomings of each method are discussed.
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Afanasjeva, G.A. Lines of phylogenetic studies of brachiopods. Paleontol. J. 42, 803–804 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030108080042
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