Re: Phylogeny of basal birds 1/3

["Mickey Mortimer" <Mickey_Mortimer111@msn.com>]

David Marjanovic wrote-

> > 4. lateral process on coracoid.
>
> You don't happen to mean the (medial) procoracoid process, don't you?
> Because it has the distribution you mention, and was included in the
> analysis.

No, the lateral process a process on the laterodistal corner, as seen in
Protopteryx for instance (LP in fig. 3 of Zhang and Zhou 2000).  As compared
to the proximomedial procoracoid process, conveniently also present in
Protopteryx (PR).

Mickey Mortimer