The Theropod Database Blog

Here's a place where I can post my thoughts on new papers, provide updates on my projects, and post info that will eventually be on my website The Theropod Database - https://theropoddatabase.github.io/ . It will center on theropods, but may delve into other topics as well such as phylogenetics.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Benson's data integrated- Neovenatoridae tested

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One of the best new theropod workers out there is Roger Benson.  He's been redescribing tons of megalosaurs (e.g. Megalosaurus, Duriaven...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Marshosaurus of Benson isn't Marshosaurus

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I'm finishing up integrating Benson's (2010) and Benson et al.'s (2010) characters/codings in my saurischian supermatrix.  One t...
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Rahiolisaurus, a new Lameta abelisaurid

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Remember that incomplete abelisaurid skeleton Chatterjee and Rudra (1996) illustrated?  It's finally getting described and named.  Thank...
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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Article 13.1.1 means Lewisuchinae/idae is doomed and that Unenlagiinae and Microraptorinae are misattributed

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First, an apology to the authors of the Asilisaurus paper for implying in my previous post that a reason the named Silesauridae as a clade ...
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Asilisaurus and how not to name new clades

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The good news is that we have a new taxon of basal dinosauriform.  The bad news is the clade the authors placed their new genus is.  Based o...
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Monday, March 1, 2010

Picture of the Day- Ornitholestes

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Ah, Ornitholestes .  Such a well known dinosaur, but with so many mysteries and misconceptions.  Of course, everyone knows by now that the s...
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Friday, February 19, 2010

Citipati or IGM 100/42?

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Another mini-post.  Everyone's familiar with IGM 100/42, that oviraptorid that was the classic example of its family through the 80'...
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Mickey Mortimer
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I'm an amateur paleontologist with a BS in Earth and Space Sciences from the University of Washington. My scientific interests center around theropods and phylogenetics.
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