Shaking Up the Dinosaur Family Tree (opens in new tab)

(nytimes.com)

37 pointsjacobheric9y ago5 comments

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jacobhericOP9y ago

Abstract: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v543/n7646/full/nature2...

This looks to be the software used to analyze the data and suggest the new tree: http://www.lillo.org.ar/phylogeny/tnt/

ufo9y ago

Darren Naish has a great blog post about this news:

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/ornith...

ovulator9y ago

I always thought the entire classification of dinosaurs by one feature back when we had very little data about dinosaurs at all was kind of odd. I'm glad it is being revisited.

singularity20019y ago

According to the diagram all dinosaur branches died out before the cretaceous period. What's with that?

ufo9y ago

It isn't an exhaustive list of all the dinosaur branches.

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5 comments

jacobhericOP9y ago

Abstract: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v543/n7646/full/nature2...

This looks to be the software used to analyze the data and suggest the new tree: http://www.lillo.org.ar/phylogeny/tnt/

ufo9y ago

Darren Naish has a great blog post about this news:

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/ornith...

ovulator9y ago

I always thought the entire classification of dinosaurs by one feature back when we had very little data about dinosaurs at all was kind of odd. I'm glad it is being revisited.

singularity20019y ago

According to the diagram all dinosaur branches died out before the cretaceous period. What's with that?

ufo9y ago

It isn't an exhaustive list of all the dinosaur branches.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse