Bayesian total-evidence dating reshapes the age and historical biogeography of parnassiinae

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• What: The authors focus on the origin and radiation of Apollo butterflies (Papilionidae: Parnassiinae) whose origin has been estimated in the late Eocene in Central Asia. The authors investigate the impact of fossils on the dating analyses and estimation of the historical biogeography using the Apollo butterflies. This study shows that integrating (only) two fossils as tips to estimate total-evidence dated phylogeny and historical biogeography of Parnassiinae can offer a different view of their macroevolutionary history. Concerning the fossils which are more difficult to place (†Thaites ruminiana in this case), this study shows the importance of . . .
  

   

  

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