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UF scientists construct the mammal tree of life

By Leanna Scachetti on February 7th, 2013 | Last updated: February 9, 2013 at 3:00 pm

The study of the largest tree-of-life database ever created was published to the journal Science Thursday. A group of University of Florida scientists worked to create this database as part of an international team that researches genetic and physical characteristics of placental mammals, which evolved into many of the mammals on Earth today.