Dissertation Research: A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Major Euryapsid Clades

9520607 Rowe 这项研究涉及确定海洋爬行动物化石之间的进化关系。 将评估形态学、形态测量学和生物地理学证据。 拟议的研究将产生有关该爬行动物家族成员相互关系的重要新系统发育信息。 此外，该研究还将对不同方法进行评估，以恢复羊膜动物系统发育的最佳估计。最后一个考虑因素是系统发育学预测形态变化的能力。

9520607 Rowe This research involves determination of the evolutionary relationships among fossil marine reptiles. Morphological, morphometric and biogeographical evidence will be evaluated. The proposed research will yield significant new phylogenetic information regarding the interrelationships of members of this reptilian family. In addition the study will provide an evaluation of different methods for recovery of the best estimate of amniote phylogeny. A final consideration will be the power of a phylogemy to predict morphological changes.