Download the pdf for the “Hillis Plot” Tree of Life here:
http://sites.utexas.edu/antisense/files/2025/01/tree.pdf
or download the pdf from here, along with other related images and information:
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/antisense/DownloadfilesToL.html
You are welcome to download this graphic image of the Tree of Life for non-commercial, educational purposes. Please contact David Hillis (dhillis@austin.utexas.edu) for permission for other uses.
This file can be printed as a wall poster. Printing at least 54″ wide is recommended.
(If you would prefer a simplified version with common names, please see below.)
Blueprint shops and other places with large format printers can print this file for you.
You are welcome to use it for non-commercial educational purposes.
Please cite the source as David M. Hillis, Derrick Zwickl, and Robin Gutell, University of Texas.
About this Tree: This tree is from an analysis of small subunit rRNA sequences sampled from about 3,000 species from throughout the Tree of Life. The species were chosen based on their availability, but we attempted to include most of the major groups, sampled very roughly in proportion to the number of known species in each group (although many groups remain over- or under-represented). The number of species represented is approximately the square-root of the number of species thought to exist on Earth (i.e., three thousand out of an estimated nine million species), or about 0.18% of the 1.7 million species that have been formally described and named. This tree has been used in many museum displays and other educational exhibits, and its use for educational purposes is welcomed.
Download some Ph.D. Dissertations from the lab here:
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/antisense/DownloadDissertations.html
Download some species inventory files from the Double Helix Ranch here:
http://doublehelixranch.com/FlyGap.html
Download some Hillis Lab computer programs here:
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/antisense/DownloadComputerPrograms.html
