Palaeos		Insectivora
Vertebrates		References

Insectivora: References 

EUTHERIA
|
|--INSECTIVORA
|  |--Micropternodontidae
|  `--+--Erinaceomorpha 
|     `--Soricomorpha
|        |--Tenrecoidea
|        `--+--Solenodontidae
|           `--+--Talpoidea
|              `--Soricoidea
|                 |--Apternodontidae
|                 `--Soricidae 
|                    |--Crocidurinae
|                    `--Soricinae
`--+--Chrysochloroidea
   `--AFROTHERIA

References

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.  

Arnason, U, JA Adegoke, K Bodin, EW Born, YB Esa, A Gullberg, M Nilsson, RV Short, X-F Xu, & A Janke (2002), Mammalian mitogenomic relationships and the root of the eutherian tree, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99: 8151-8156. 
Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.

Asher, RJ, MC McKenna, RJ Emry, AR Tabrum & DG Kron (2002), Morphology and relationships of Apternodus and other extinct, zalambdodont placental mammals, Bul. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. #273: 117 pp. 
Apternodontidae, Insectivora, Micropternodontidae, Oligoryctidae, Parapternodontidae, Solenodontidae, Soricidae, Soricinae, Soricomorpha, Tenrecoidea.

Brant, SV & G Ortí (2002), Molecular phylogeny of short-tailed shrews, Blarina (Insectivora, Soricidae), Mol. Phylogen. & Evol. 22: 163-173. 
Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.

Carroll, RL (1988), Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, WH Freeman & Co., 698 pp.
Chrysochloroidea, Index, Insectivora, Nyctitheriidae, Solenodontidae, Soricoidea, Talpoidea.  

Colbert, E.H. 1969. Evolution of the Vertebrates, John Wiley & Sons
Of Insectivores and phylogenetic paradigms

Douadya, CJ, PI Chatelierb, O Madsenc, WW de Jong, F Catzeflise, MS Springer, & MJ Stanhope (2002), Molecular phylogenetic evidence confirming the Eulipotyphla concept and in support of hedgehogs as the sister group to shrews, Mol. Phylo. Evol. 25: 200-209. 
Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny

Dubey, S., N. Salamin, S. D. Ohdachi, P. Barrière & P. Vogel. 2007. Molecular phylogenetics of shrews (Mammalia: Soricidae) reveal timing of transcontinental colonizations. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44 (1): 126-137.
Meet the Shrews

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Erinaceinae, Erinaceomorpha, Hylomyinae.  

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.  

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Crocidurinae, Insectivora, Soricidae, Soricinae.   

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny

McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp
Of Insectivores and phylogenetic paradigms

Mouchaty, SK, A Gullberg, A Janke, & U Arnason, (2000), Phylogenetic position of the Tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) of Madagascar based on analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Echinops telfairi, Zool. Scripta 29: 307-317. 
Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny, Tenrecoidea.

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Erinaceomorpha.

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Meet the Shrews

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Of Insectivores and phylogenetic paradigms

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Erinaceinae, Erinaceomorpha, Hylomyinae, Insectivora, Meet the Shrews Solenodontidae, Soricidae, Talpoidea, Tenrecoidea. 

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Crocidurinae, Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny, Soricidae, Soricinae.  

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Of Insectivores and phylogenetic paradigms

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.  

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.   

Stanhope, MJ, VG Waddell, O Madsen, WW deJong, SB Hedges, GC Cleven, D Kao & MS Springer (1998a), Molecular evidence for multiple origins of Insectivora and for a new order of endemic African insectivore mammals, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95: 9967-9972. 
Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny. 

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Erinaceinae, Erinaceomorpha, Hylomyinae, Insectivora, Solenodontidae, Soricidae, Soricinae, Talpoidea, Tenrecoidea.  

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.

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Insectivora and Molecular phylogeny.