First evidence of centralia in Ichthyopterygia reiterating bias from paedomorphic characters on marine reptile phylogenetic reconstruction

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• Submitted January 24, 2014; revisions received April 22, 2014; accepted May 30, 2014.Handling editor: Robin O’Keefe.
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