The phylogeny of fossil whip spiders

Abstract Background Arachnids are a highly successful group of land-dwelling arthropods. They are major contributors to modern terrestrial ecosystems, and have a deep evolutionary history. Whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi), are one of the smaller arachnid orders with ca. 190 living species. Here w...

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Main Authors: Russell J. Garwood, Jason A. Dunlop, Brian J. Knecht, Thomas A. Hegna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0931-1