Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Evolutionary rates in "living fossils" across the Tree of Life
Manuela Cascini, Estefany Karen Lopez Estrada, David Alejandro Duchêne, Simon Y. W. Ho
This study examines evolutionary rates in living-fossil lineages and finds reduced morphological but not molecular rates, suggesting morphological conservatism is a key feature.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.03.756400