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.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

If this were a scathing criticism of YOUR paper, would you want to be notified by me when I post it?

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Title says it all, based on this comment .  I know some professionals read my blog, so I'd be interested to hear your opinion. 
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Do they even understand the matrix they're coding?

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You may remember my prior criticism of Hone and Benton (2008), who merged matrices when examining pterosaur relationships, but didn't co...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

"Damalosaurus" - Zhao's nomina nuda part 6

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 Following along our survey of Zhao's sauropods, note he originally spelled this one with an 'o', unlike most subsequent authors...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

"Oshanosaurus" - Zhao's nomina nuda part 5

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"Oshanosaurus youngi" Zhao, 1985 Etymology - Oshan is a variant of Eshan, a county in Yunnan it was found in.  The species name p...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

"Lancangosaurus" - Zhao's nomina nuda part 4

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As always, general references are in the first post of the series. "Lancangosaurus" Zhao, 1980 "Lancanjiangosaurus" Z...
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"Microdontosaurus" - Zhao's nomina nuda part 3

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"Microdontosaurus" Zhao, 1983 "Microdontosaurus dayensis" Zhao, 1985 Etymology - The genus name refers to small teeth,...
Saturday, January 8, 2011

The Sauropodomorph Database Blog? Yates' analysis

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This will be a crazy month for the Theropod Database Blog, with a comparative lack of theropods.  As part of my study of "Dachongosauru...
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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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