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, December 20, 2010

Herbivorous maniraptoriforms- Analysis criticism

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Zanno and Makovicky just published a paper (from Zanno's thesis) presenting a quantitative and statistical analysis of the acquisition a...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Adventures in Not Coding- Marasuchus by Smith et al.

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I've complained about the recent trend to not code taxa for characters in phylogenetic analyses here before .  Today I thought I'd s...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The Myth of Martinavis

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After 28 years, the monograph on Lecho enantiornithines has finally been published (Walker and Dyke, 2009).  This follows the shorter paper ...
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Friday, December 3, 2010

New Theropod Database Update!

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This has been a long time coming.  The huge news this time is a brand new section- Ex-Theropod Taxa , which will cover all taxa ever thou...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Zuolong, a new basal coelurosaur from the Shishugou Formation

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No, this isn't the 'important post' alluded to last time, but I had to take advantage of the opportunity to post on a new therop...
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

"Likhoelesaurus" the mysterious African nomen nudum

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Quick update before an important post... "Likhoelesaurus" Ellenberger, 1970 "L. ingens" Ellenberger, 1970 = "...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Recommended definitions for theropod clades Part 1

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January 1, 201n is fast approaching along with what will no doubt be a rush to define clades.  The major clades' definitions are already...
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Mickey Mortimer
Seattle, WA, United States
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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