Unraveling the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Eccoptochilinae, an Enigmatic Array of Ordovician Cheirurid Trilobites

I. Wesley Gapp; Curtis R. Congreve; Bruce S. Lieberman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049115

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Unraveling the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Eccoptochilinae, an Enigmatic Array of Ordovician Cheirurid Trilobites

I. Wesley Gapp ,

* E-mail: wes123@ku.edu

Affiliations Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
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Curtis R. Congreve,

Affiliations Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
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Bruce S. Lieberman

Affiliations Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
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Unraveling the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Eccoptochilinae, an Enigmatic Array of Ordovician Cheirurid Trilobites

I. Wesley Gapp,
Curtis R. Congreve,
Bruce S. Lieberman

Published: November 16, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049115

About the Authors

I. Wesley Gapp

* E-mail: wes123@ku.edu

Affiliations Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Curtis R. Congreve

Affiliations Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Bruce S. Lieberman

Affiliations Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IWG CRC BSL. Performed the experiments: IWG. Analyzed the data: IWG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IWG CRC BSL. Wrote the paper: IWG CRC BSL.

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