getExtant

getExtinct

is a phylogenetic tree in <code>"phylo"</code> format with some tips that are non-contemporaneous (i.e., end before the present).

tree

a tolerance value to account for numerical imprecision.

The function <code>getExtant</code> takes a tree as input and returns a vector containing the names of all the tips that have a height above the root that is equal (to a degree of numerical precision determined by <code>tol</code>) to the height of the highest tip. <code>getExtinct</code> returns the complement.

utilities

phylogenetics

phytools provides various functions for phylogenetic
        analysis, mostly relevant to comparative biology.

getExtant: Returns a list of the extant or extinct lineages in a tree containing non-contemporaneous tips

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