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.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Therizinosaurs in the Lori matrix

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Next up are therizinosaurs.  These are one of the best analyzed clades because I incorporated all of Zanno's (2010) characters, which is...
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Monday, August 19, 2019

Alvarezsaurs in the Lori matrix

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This time our topology is-   I provide a new definition for Alvarezsauroidea that adds Therizinosaurus as an external specifier since I ...
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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Ornithomimosaurs in the Lori matrix

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Next up is Ornithomimosauria.  The Theropod Database has been updated with new ornithomimosaur info too.  The published cladogram here is- ...
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Thursday, August 8, 2019

Basal coelurosaurs in the Lori matrix

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Okay, I'm on vacation and one of those goals is to get these blog posts out about the results of the Hesperornithoides analysis of Hartm...
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Saturday, July 13, 2019

How to add your taxon to the Lori analysis

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When designing the Lori analysis, I didn't want it to just be a single use test.  With nearly every Mesozoic maniraptoromorph included, ...
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Friday, July 12, 2019

Phylogeny of the Lori analysis 2 - Topology

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Now that we've covered my philosophy in designing the Lori analysis, let's look at some of the basic relationships it recovered.  Th...
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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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