First global molecular phylogeny and biogeographical analysis of two arachnid orders (Schizomida and Uropygi) supports a tropical Pangean origin and mid-Cretaceous diversification.
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Clouse, R., M. G. Branstetter, P. A. C. Buenavente, L. M. Crowley, J. Czekanski-Moir, D. E. M. General, G. Giribet, M. Harvey, D. A. Janies, and A. Mohagan. 2017. “First Global Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeographical Analysis of Two Arachnid Orders (Schizomida and Uropygi) Supports a Tropical Pangean Origin and Mid-Cretaceous Diversification”. Journal of Biogeography 44: 2660-72.