| hynobiidae origin in middle cretaceous corroborated by the new mitochondrial genome of hynobius chinensis. | hynobius chinensis was first described by günther in the nineteenth century. at present, the origins of the extinct hynobius chinensis on the zhoushan island (hynobius chinensis-zi) remain a mystery. it is the only species of family hynobiidae on the zhoushan island. however, there is very little empirical evidence regarding hynobius chinensis-zi phylogenetic relationship, and when or how did its ancestors colonized the island. here, we used mitochondrial genome data to recover the phylogeny of ... | 2015 | 25813862 |