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Geologic drivers of late ordovician faunal change in laurentia: investigating links between tectonics, speciation, and biotic invasions by Wright, David F, Stigall, Alycia L

“…Geologic process, including tectonics and global climate change, profoundly impact the evolution of life because they have the propensity to facilitate…”
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Phylogenetic and taxonomic revisions of Jurassic sea stars support a delayed evolutionary origin of the Asteriidae by Fau, Marine, Wright, David F., Ewin, Timothy A.M., Gale, Andrew S., Villier, Loïc

“…The superorder Forcipulatacea is a major clade of sea stars with approximately 400 extant species across three orders (Forcipulatida, Brisingida, Zorocallida)…”
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Early phylogeny of crinoids within the pelmatozoan clade by Ausich, William I., Kammer, Thomas W., Rhenberg, Elizabeth C., Wright, David F., Smith, Andrew

“…Phylogenetic relationships among early crinoids are evaluated by maximizing parsimonious‐informative characters that are unordered and unweighted. Primarily…”
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Re-evaluating the phylogenetic position of the enigmatic early Cambrian deuterostome Yanjiahella by Zamora, Samuel, Wright, David F., Mooi, Rich, Lefebvre, Bertrand, Guensburg, Thomas E., Gorzelak, Przemysław, David, Bruno, Sumrall, Colin D., Cole, Selina R., Hunter, Aaron W., Sprinkle, James, Thompson, Jeffrey R., Ewin, Timothy A. M., Fatka, Oldřich, Nardin, Elise, Reich, Mike, Nohejlová, Martina, Rahman, Imran A.

“…Deuterostomes are a morphologically disparate clade, encompassing the chordates (including vertebrates), the hemichordates (the vermiform enteropneusts and the…”
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Phenotypic Innovation and Adaptive Constraints in the Evolutionary Radiation of Palaeozoic Crinoids by Wright, David F.

“…To better understand the patterns and processes shaping large-scale phenotypic diversification, I integrate palaeobiological and phylogenetic perspectives to…”
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Bayesian estimation of fossil phylogenies and the evolution of early to middle Paleozoic crinoids (Echinodermata) by Wright, David F

“…Knowledge of phylogenetic relationships among species is fundamental to understanding basic patterns in evolution and underpins nearly all research programs in…”
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Miniaturization during a Silurian environmental crisis generated the modern brittle star body plan by Thuy, Ben, Eriksson, Mats E., Kutscher, Manfred, Lindgren, Johan, Numberger-Thuy, Lea D., Wright, David F.

“…Pivotal anatomical innovations often seem to appear by chance when viewed through the lens of the fossil record. As a consequence, specific driving forces…”
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Diversification and speciation among Laurentian brachiopods during the GOBE: insights from basinal and regional analyses by Stigall, Alycia L, Censullo, Shaolin M, Hennessey, Sarah A, Bauer, Jennifer E, Lam, Adriane R, Wright, David F

“…Full understanding of diversity dynamics during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) requires analyses that investigate regional and…”
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Author Correction: Miniaturization during a Silurian environmental crisis generated the modern brittle star body plan by Thuy, Ben, Eriksson, Mats E., Kutscher, Manfred, Lindgren, Johan, Numberger-Thuy, Lea D., Wright, David F.

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Worms and gills, plates and spines: the evolutionary origins and incredible disparity of deuterostomes revealed by fossils, genes, and development by Nanglu, Karma, Cole, Selina R., Wright, David F., Souto, Camilla

“…ABSTRACT Deuterostomes are the major division of animal life which includes sea stars, acorn worms, and humans, among a wide variety of ecologically and…”
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Fossils, homology, and “Phylogenetic Paleo-ontogeny”: a reassessment of primary posterior plate homologies among fossil and living crinoids with insights from developmental biology by Wright, David F

“…Paleobiologists must propose a priori hypotheses of homology when conducting a phylogenetic analysis of extinct taxa. The distributions of such “primary”…”
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New crinoids from the Baltic region (Estonia): fossil tip‐dating phylogenetics constrains the origin and Ordovician–Silurian diversification of the Flexibilia (Echinodermata) by Wright, David F., Toom, Ursula, Sevastopulo, George

“…This study documents previously unknown taxonomic and morphological diversity among early Palaeozoic crinoids. Based on highly complete, well preserved crown…”
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Biotic immigration events, speciation, and the accumulation of biodiversity in the fossil record by Stigall, Alycia L., Bauer, Jennifer E., Lam, Adriane R., Wright, David F.

“…Biotic Immigration Events (BIMEs) record the large-scale dispersal of taxa from one biogeographic area to another and have significantly impacted biodiversity…”
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Phylogenetic taxonomy and classification of the Crinoidea (Echinodermata) by Wright, David F, Ausich, William I, Cole, Selina R, Peter, Mark E, Rhenberg, Elizabeth C

“…A major goal of biological classification is to provide a system that conveys phylogenetic relationships while facilitating lucid communication among…”
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Homology of posterior interray plates in crinoids: a review and new perspectives from phylogenetics, the fossil record and development by Ausich, William I., Wright, David F., Cole, Selina R., Sevastopulo, George D., Smith, Andrew

“…Despite their importance for understanding phylogeny, character evolution and classification, well‐constrained homology relationships for posterior plating in…”
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Ignoring Fossil Age Uncertainty Leads to Inaccurate Topology and Divergence Time Estimates in Time Calibrated Tree Inference by Barido-Sottani, Joëlle, van Tiel, Nina M. A., Hopkins, Melanie J., Wright, David F., Stadler, Tanja, Warnock, Rachel C. M.

“…Time calibrated trees are challenging to estimate for many extinct groups of species due to the incompleteness of the rock and fossil records. Additionally,…”
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Phylogenetic Revision of the Late Ordovician Orthid Brachiopod Genera Plaesiomys and Hebertella from Laurentia by Wright, David F, Stigall, Alycia L

“…The orthidine brachiopod genera Plaesiomys and Hebertella are significant constituents of Late Ordovician benthic marine communities throughout Laurentia…”
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Species-level phylogenetic revision of the Ordovician orthide brachiopod Glyptorthis from North America by Wright, David F., Stigall, Alycia L.

“…Species of the orthide brachiopod genus Glyptorthis occur as common constituents of Late Ordovician benthic marine faunas, particularly in Laurentia. A…”
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A Trigonotarbid Arachnid from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Wright, David F, Selden, Paul A

“…Two new specimens of a trigonotarbid arachnid are described from Upper Pennsylvanian (Virgilian) rocks of Kansas, U.S.A., from a horizon which elsewhere has…”
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Temporary Correction of Transverse Plane Pelvic Rotation via a Three Minute Exercise Program by Wright, David F., Mellman, Michael, Watkins, Robert

“…A sample of 25 golfers, 12 professionals and 13 amateurs, ages 23 to 63 years, were measured for transverse plane pelvic rotation using light electrodes…”
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