Topic 15. De zoogdieren (Mammalia):
oorsprong en vroege diversificatie
Waar en wanneer evolueerden de eerste zoogdieren?
Hoe verhouden de Protheria, de Metatheria en de
Eutheria zich fylogenetisch?
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