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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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1 Media 1 Matrix 44 Taxa 1 Specimen 69 Characters Total size of project's media files: 135.88k Download Project SDD File	Total scored cells: 2441 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0
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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
Project views: 36467
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 Last Modified in 12/05/13	3	61	61	0	5	0	0	2
[2] † Eurycormus speciosus Last Modified in 12/05/13	7	58	58	0	4	0	0	2
[3] † Pholidophorus bechei Last Modified in 12/05/13	6	59	59	0	4	0	0	2
[4] † Pholidophorus macrocephalus Last Modified in 12/05/13	2	62	62	0	5	0	0	2
[5] † Amiopsis prisca Last Modified in 12/05/13	25	44	44	0	0	0	0	2
[6] † Amiopsis lepidota Last Modified in 12/05/13	3	66	66	0	0	0	0	2
[7] † Amiopsis woodwardi Last Modified in 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[8] † Amiopsis damoni Last Modified in 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[9] † Amiopsis dolloi Last Modified in 12/05/13	8	61	61	0	0	0	0	2
[10] † Solnhofenamia elongata Last Modified in 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[11] † Calamopleurus cylindricus Last Modified in 12/05/13	0	69	69	0	0	0	0	2
[12] † Pachyamia latimaxillaris Last Modified in 12/05/13	15	54	54	0	0	0	0	2
[13] † Pachyamia mexicana Last Modified in 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[14] † Vidalamia catalunica Last Modified in 12/05/13	5	64	64	0	0	0	0	2
[15] † Cyclurus oligocenicus Last Modified in 12/05/13	17	52	52	0	0	0	0	2
[16] † Cyclurus macrocephalus Last Modified in 12/05/13	10	59	59	0	0	0	0	2
[17] † Cyclurus ignotus Last Modified in 12/05/13	3	66	66	0	0	0	0	2
[18] † Cyclurus valenciennesi Last Modified in 12/05/13	17	52	52	0	0	0	0	2
[19] † Cyclurus fragosus Last Modified in 12/05/13	4	65	65	0	0	0	0	2
[20] † Cyclurus efremovi Last Modified in 12/05/13	3	66	66	0	0	0	0	2
[21] † Cyclurus gurleyi Last Modified in 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[22] † Cyclurus kehreri Last Modified in 12/05/13	0	69	69	0	0	0	0	2
[23] † Amia pattersoni Last Modified in 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[24] † "Amia" hesperia Last Modified in 12/05/13	12	57	57	0	0	0	0	2
[25] † Amia scutata Last Modified in 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[26] Amia calva Last Modified in 12/05/13	1	68	68	0	0	0	0	2
[27] † Sinamia zdanskyi Last Modified in 12/05/13	9	59	59	0	1	0	0	2
[28] † Ikechaoamia orientalis Last Modified in 12/05/13	16	52	52	0	1	0	0	2
[29] † Ikechaoamia meridionalis Last Modified in 12/05/13	12	56	56	0	1	0	0	2
[30] † Caturus furcatus Last Modified in 12/05/13	1	67	67	0	1	0	0	2
[31] † Amblysemius pachyurus Last Modified in 12/05/13	5	62	62	0	2	0	0	2
[32] † Liodesmus gracilis Last Modified in 12/05/13	8	60	60	0	1	0	0	2
[33] † Liodesmus sprattifarmis Last Modified in 12/05/13	11	57	57	0	1	0	0	2
[34] † Ionoscopus cyprinoides Last Modified in 12/05/13	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	2
[35] † Ophiopsis procera Last Modified in 12/05/13	14	55	55	0	0	0	0	2
[36] † Macrepistius arenatus Last Modified in 12/05/13	24	45	45	0	0	0	0	2
[37] † Oshunia brevis Last Modified in 12/05/13	8	61	61	0	0	0	0	2
[38] † Watsonulus eugnathoides Last Modified in 12/05/13	2	66	66	0	1	0	0	2
[39] † Maliamia gigas Last Modified in 12/05/13	67	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
[40] † Calamopleurus mawsoni Last Modified in 12/05/13	50	19	19	0	0	0	0	2
[41] † Melvius thomasi Last Modified in 12/05/13	54	15	15	0	0	0	0	2
[42] † Melvius chauliodous Last Modified in 12/05/13	55	14	14	0	0	0	0	2
[43] † Nipponamia satoi Last Modified in 12/05/13	53	16	16	0	0	0	0	2
[44] † Pseudamiatus heintzi Last Modified in 12/05/13	40	29	29	0	0	0	0	2

Project views

type	number of views	Individual items viewed (where applicable)
Total project views	36467
Taxon list	17734
Project overview	3648
Matrix views	2479	Matrix landing page (2155 views); 69 character morphology matrix (324 views);
Media views	6648	Media search (5462 views); M67923 (1186 views);
Specimen list	3523
Bibliography	2430
Documents list	5

Project downloads

type	number of downloads	Individual items downloaded (where applicable)
Total downloads from project	428
Matrix downloads	14	69 character morphology matrix (14 downloads);
Project downloads	414