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Project 482: L. Grande, W. E. Bemis. 1998. A comprehensive phylogenetic study of amiid fishes (Amiidae) based on comparative skeletal anatomy. An empirical search for interconnected patterns of natural history. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir. 4:1-690.

Specimen: Amia calva (unvouchered)

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Abstract

The comparative osteology, phylogenetic relationships, and historical biogeography of all known taxa of fossil and Living amiid fishes (Halecomorphi: Amiidae) are investigated in detail. Previously, the detailed osteology of nearly all fossil amiids was unknown. We present the first well-supported comprehensive phylogeny for fossil and living amiid fishes. We synthesize clearly documented phylogenetic data on amiids and other halecomorph fishes with other historical phenomena such as ontogeny, historical biogeography, stratigraphic paleontology, and paleoecology (both "stationary" and "historical"). We also use our study of halecomorph fishes as a platform to explore several fundamental methodological and theoretical concepts important to phylogenetic/evolutionary investigations. These concepts pertain mainly to (1) the use of comparative empirical data to interpret various historical patterns and (2) the practice of integrating fossil and living species together in original (i.e., non-literature-based) phylogenetic studies. (Note - Abstract continues in hard copy volume).

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Project DOI: 10.7934/P482, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P482

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	Total characters: 69 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 148 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:69/0

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MorphoBank Project 482

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15 March 2011
Publication Date:
29 April 2011
Matrix downloads: 14

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Field Museum of Natural History

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M1080' (44 Taxa)

taxon	unscored cells	scored cells	no cell support	NPA cells	"-" cells	cell images	labels on cell images	member access
[1] Atractosteus spatula Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	3	61	61	0	5	0	0	2
[2] † Eurycormus speciosus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	7	58	58	0	4	0	0	2
[3] † Pholidophorus bechei Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	6	59	59	0	4	0	0	2
[4] † Pholidophorus macrocephalus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	2	62	62	0	5	0	0	2
[5] † Amiopsis prisca Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	25	44	44	0	0	0	0	2
[6] † Amiopsis lepidota Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	3	66	66	0	0	0	0	2
[7] † Amiopsis woodwardi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[8] † Amiopsis damoni Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[9] † Amiopsis dolloi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	8	61	61	0	0	0	0	2
[10] † Solnhofenamia elongata Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[11] † Calamopleurus cylindricus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	0	69	69	0	0	0	0	2
[12] † Pachyamia latimaxillaris Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	15	54	54	0	0	0	0	2
[13] † Pachyamia mexicana Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[14] † Vidalamia catalunica Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[15] † Cyclurus oligocenicus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	17	52	52	0	0	0	0	2
[16] † Cyclurus macrocephalus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	10	59	59	0	0	0	0	2
[17] † Cyclurus ignotus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	3	66	66	0	0	0	0	2
[18] † Cyclurus valenciennesi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	17	52	52	0	0	0	0	2
[19] † Cyclurus fragosus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	4	65	65	0	0	0	0	2
[20] † Cyclurus efremovi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	3	66	66	0	0	0	0	2
[21] † Cyclurus gurleyi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[22] † Cyclurus kehreri Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	0	69	69	0	0	0	0	2
[23] † Amia pattersoni Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[24] † "Amia" hesperia Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	12	57	57	0	0	0	0	2
[25] † Amia scutata Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[26] Amia calva Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	1	68	68	0	0	0	0	2
[27] † Sinamia zdanskyi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	9	59	59	0	1	0	0	2
[28] † Ikechaoamia orientalis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	16	52	52	0	1	0	0	2
[29] † Ikechaoamia meridionalis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	12	56	56	0	1	0	0	2
[30] † Caturus furcatus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	1	67	67	0	1	0	0	2
[31] † Amblysemius pachyurus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	5	62	62	0	2	0	0	2
[32] † Liodesmus gracilis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	8	60	60	0	1	0	0	2
[33] † Liodesmus sprattifarmis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	11	57	57	0	1	0	0	2
[34] † Ionoscopus cyprinoides Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[35] † Ophiopsis procera Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	14	55	55	0	0	0	0	2
[36] † Macrepistius arenatus Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	24	45	45	0	0	0	0	2
[37] † Oshunia brevis Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	8	61	61	0	0	0	0	2
[38] † Watsonulus eugnathoides Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	2	66	66	0	1	0	0	2
[39] † Maliamia gigas Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	67	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
[40] † Calamopleurus mawsoni Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	50	19	19	0	0	0	0	2
[41] † Melvius thomasi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	54	15	15	0	0	0	0	2
[42] † Melvius chauliodous Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	55	14	14	0	0	0	0	2
[43] † Nipponamia satoi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	53	16	16	0	0	0	0	2
[44] † Pseudamiatus heintzi Taxon name last Modified on 12/05/13	40	29	29	0	0	0	0	2

Project downloads

type	number of downloads	Individual items downloaded (where applicable)
Total downloads from project	426
Matrix downloads	14	69 character morphology matrix (14 downloads);
Project downloads	412