Molecular Evidence for the Diversificati
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Christian Printzen; H.Thorsten Lumbsch
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A molecular clock based on ITS sequence data from the lichen genera Biatora and Phyllopsora is calibrated with the help of paleoclimatic data and evidence of forest history. The clock indicates that diversification within Biatora started as early as in the Late Cretaceous and took place during perio