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Coelurosaur analysis update (agan?)
I noticed the HTML coding as I clicked the send button. Hopefully this
plain text version works for all.
This update is just to show one of the most bizzare results I've had.
Changes from last time-
- 196 characters, including 12 forelimb characters (no manual characters yet
though).
- "dentary toothless" character altered to reflect edentulous tip in several
taxa, and Avimimus and Changchengornis recoded to reflect the uncertainty of
their state (in response to Jaime's suggestions).
- all somewhat codable taxa I've examined are included. That equals 111
taxa.
- Segnosaurs were constrained to be monophyletic in respect to
Tyrannosauridae, Ornithomimidae, Oviraptoridae and Ornithurae. This is due
to tyrannosauroid Therizinosaurus and oviraptorosaurian Nothronychus and
Neimongosaurus that kept appearing.
- Tyrannosauroids were constrained to be coelurosaurs after they appeared as
carnosaurs continually. Ornitholestestiids appearing as carnosaurs now is
most peculiar.
Take a look at this 90% majority rule consensus (259430 mpt's)-
|--Monolophosaurus
|--+--Sinraptor
| `--+--Allosaurus
| `--+--Proceratosaurus
| `--+--Ornitholestes
| `--+--Scipionyx
| `--+--Sinosauropteryx
| `--Compsognathus
`--+--+--Dryptosaurus
| `--Bagaraatan
`--+--Tyrannosauridae
`--+--"Chilantaisaurus" maortuensis
`--+--YPM 1996 (supposed Morrison enigmosaur)
`--+--Eotyrannus
`--+--Dromaeosaurus
`--+--Coelurus
`--+--+--+--Garudimimus
| | |--Deinocheirus
| | |--Archaeornithomimus
| | `--Ornithomimidae
| `--+--Richardoestesia
| `--+--Erliansaurus
| `--+--Protarchaeopteryx
| `--+--+--Alxasaurus
| | `--Nanshiungosaurus
| `--+--Neimongosaurus
| |--Nothronychus
| `--+--Beipiaosaurus
| `--+--Erlikosaurus
| `--+--Segnosaurus
| `--Therizinosaurus
`--+--+--+--Harpymimus
| | `--Pelecanimimus
| `--+--Archaeornithoides
| `--+--Patagonykus
| `--+--Alvarezsaurus
| `--Mononykinae
`--+--+--Sinovenator
| `--+--IGM 100/44 (Early Cretaceous
troodontid of Barsbold et al. 1987)
| `--+--Itemirus
| `--+--Sinornithoides
| `--+--Troodon
| `--+--Saurornithoides
mongoliensis
| `--Saurornithoides junior
`--+--Pyroraptor
`--+--+--Unenlagia
| `--+--Sinornithosaurus
| `--+--+--Bambiraptor
| | `--NGMC 91
| `--+--Yixianosaurus
| |--Saurornitholestes
| |--+--IGM 100/1015
| | `--+--Deinonychus
| | `--Velociraptor
| `--+--Utahraptor
| |--Achillobator
| `--Variraptor
`--+--Rahonavis
`--+--Shenzhouraptor
`--+--Byronosaurus
`--+--+--Microraptor zhaoianus
| `--+--Microraptor gui
| `--Cryptovolans
`--+--+--Scansoriopterygidae
| `--Archaeopteryx
`--+--Wellnhoferia
`--+--+--+--Sapeornis
| |
`--Omnivoropteryx
| `--+--Avimimus
|
`--+--"Grusimimus"
|
|--+--Caudipteryx zoui
| |
`--Caudipteryx sp. nov.
|
`--+--Incisivosaurus
|
|--Nomingia
|
|--Caenagnathidae
|
`--+--Microvenator
|
`--Oviraptoridae
`--+--+--Yandangornis
|
`--Liaoningornis
`--+--Confuciusornis
|--Changchengornis
`--+--Jixiangornis
`--+--Boluochia
`--+--Protopteryx
`--+--+--Liaoxiornis
|
`--GMV-2158 (juvenile enant)
`--+--Jibeinia
`--+--Longipteryx
|--Eocathayornis
|--Eoenantiornis
|--Eoalulavis
|--GMV-2159 (juvenile enant)
|--Enantiornis
|--Spanish nestling
|--Concornis
|--Sinornis
|--Largirostrornis
|--+--Iberomesornis
| `--+--Noguerornis
| `--Cuspirostrisornis
|--+--Longchengornis
| `--+--Gobipteryx
| `--"Cathayornis" caudatus
`--+--Neuquenornis
`--+--Patagopteryx
`--+--+--Yanornis
| `--Ornithurae
`--+--Songlingornis
|--Yixianornis
|--Ambiortus
`--Apsaravis
Most parts are surprisingly decent, some are odd, but I find it interesting
nonetheless.
Mickey Mortimer