David Mark Hillis | |
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| Born | December 21, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Baylor University University of Kansas |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
David Mark Hillis (born December 21, 1958, in Copenhagen, Denmark) is an American evolutionary biologist, and the Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professor of Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is best known for his studies of molecular evolution, phylogeny, and vertebrate systematics. He created the popular Hillis Plot depiction of the evolutionary tree of life.