Summary of Laurasiatheria （Mammalia） Phylogeny  

作　　者：Jingyang HU Yaping ZHANG Li YU 

机构地区：[1]Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resource,Yunnan University,Kunming 650091,China [2]Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province,Yunnan University,Kunming 650091,China [3]State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution,Kunming Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Kunming 650223,China

出　　处：《Zoological Research》2012年第6期I0003-I0012,共10页动物学研究（英文）

摘　　要：Laurasiatheria is one of the richest and most diverse superorders of placental mammals. Because this group had a rapid evolutionary radiation, the phylogenetic relationships among the six orders of Laurasiatheria remain a subject of heated debate and several issues related to its phylogeny remain open. Reconstructing the true phylogenetic relationships of Laurasiatheria is a significant case study in evolutionary biology due to the diversity of this suborder and such research will have significant implications for biodiversity conservation. We review the higher-level （inter-ordinal） phylogenies of Laurasiatheria based on previous cytogenetic, morphological and molecular data, and discuss the controversies of its phylogenetic relationship. This review aims to outline future researches on Laurasiatheria phylogeny and adaptive evolution.Laurasiatheria is one of the richest and most diverse superorders of placental mammals. Because this group had a rapid evolutionary radiation, the phylogenetic relationships among the six orders of Laurasiatheria remain a subject of heated debate and several issues related to its phylogeny remain open. Reconstructing the true phylogenetic relationships of Laurasiatheria is a significant case study in evolutionary biology due to the diversity of this suborder and such research will have significant implications for biodiversity conservation. We review the higher-level （inter-ordinal） phylogenies of Laurasiatheria based on previous cytogenetic, morphological and molecular data, and discuss the controversies of its phylogenetic relationship. This review aims to outline future researches on Laurasiatheria phylogeny and adaptive evolution.

关 键 词：Laurasiatheria PHYLOGENY Mitochondrial DNA Nuclear genes PHYLOGENOMICS 

分 类 号：Q959.468[生物学—动物学] Q959.8