The Fossilized Birth Death Process with heterogeneous diversification rates unravels the link between diversification and specialisation to a carnivorous diet in Nimravidae (Carnivoraformes)
Nils Chabrol, Hélène Morlon, Joëlle Barido‐Sottani
This paper introduces F-ClaDS, a new diversification model for phylogenetic inference, and applies it to Nimravidae fossils to show hypercarnivory drives speciation but also increases extinction risk.
bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology