Growing up with dinosaurs: molecular dates and the mammalian radiation

Bromham, Lindell; Phillips, Matthew J.; Penny, David

doi:10.1016/s0169-5347(98)01507-9

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Growing up with dinosaurs: molecular dates and the mammalian radiation

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Bromham, Lindell, Phillips, Matthew J., Penny, David·1999·Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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Dates of divergence derived from molecular data have been used to place the beginning of the radiation of modern mammalian orders in the Cretaceous, long before the final extinction of the dinosaurs. These molecular dates have been used to challenge the idea that the ordinal diversification of mammals was triggered by the availability of 'empty niches' left vacant by the disappearance of the dinosaurs. However, the broad discrepancies between molecular date estimates from different studies warn that molecular dates should not be accepted uncritically. Consideration of the wide confidence intervals around molecular date estimates, and the potential for geographic bias in the fossil record, could lessen the discrepancy between molecular and palaeontological data but might still prompt a re-evaluation of the timing and causes of the mammalian radiation.

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Deeper molecular dates are expected because the fossil record documents only the first appearance of a morphologically recognizable (crown) group and not the actual time of genetic divergence.
“Deeper molecular dates are actually expected, because the fossil record documents only the first appearance of a morphologically recognizable (crown) group and not the actual time of genetic divergence (51).”
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The choice of calibration date is crucial to the accuracy of molecular dates.
“The choice of calibration date is crucial to the accuracy of molecular dates, as shown by the difference in date estimates from studies using the same data and methods but different calibration dates 48 .”
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The variation in rate of molecular evolution between lineages warns against using a calibration rate calculated for one lineage to date another, often distantly related, lineage.
“The variation in rate of molecular evolution between lineages warns against using a calibration rate calculated for one lineage to date another, often distantly related, lineage 1,28,48 .”
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Published molecular dates for the split between rodents and primates vary by as much as 100%.
“For example, published molecular dates for the split between rodents and primates vary by as much as 100% (REF. 48).”
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In some cases, molecular dates produced by different methods contradict each other.
“In some cases, molecular dates produced by different methods contradict each other 1,48,49 .”
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Authors: Bromham, L., Phillips, M. J., & Penny, D.
Affiliations: The University of Queensland (AU)
Massey University (NZ)
Corresponding author: Bromham, Lindell
Phillips, Matthew J.
Penny, David
ORCID: Bromham, Lindell
Phillips, Matthew J.
Venue: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1999-03
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Pages: 113-118
ISSN: 0169-5347 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5347(98)01507-9
OpenAlex: W2152400281
Cited by: 127
References: 48
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 2.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Trends in Ecology & Evolution (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
reroDoc Digital Library (submittedVersion)
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Funders: Marsden Fund
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant Diversity and Evolution
Keywords: mammalian radiation, divergence time estimation, divergence time, Cretaceous, dinosaur extinction, fossil record bias, mammalian evolution

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