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The Bearing of Reproductive Behavior and Ontogeny on Strepsirhine Phylogeny

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Phylogeny of the Primates

Abstract

Any attempt to reconstruct evolutionary relationships between species is obviously heavily dependent upon speculation, mitigated only in rare cases where direct reference may be made to appropriate, well-documented fossil evidence. It is a fundamental feature of all phylogenetic reconstructions involving living forms that—whether or not relevant fossil evidence is available—the most suitable first step is the formulation of a set of hypotheses about ancestors linking the living forms. Recognition and allocation of fossil evidence is generally dependent upon prior development of explicit or implicit hypotheses about ancestral stocks relating certain living forms. The major, unique advantage of fossil material—if correctly interpreted—is that it permits the addition of a time scale to hypothetical phylogenetic trees.

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    Frederick S. Szalay

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Martin, R.D. (1975). The Bearing of Reproductive Behavior and Ontogeny on Strepsirhine Phylogeny. In: Luckett, W.P., Szalay, F.S. (eds) Phylogeny of the Primates. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2166-8_12

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