tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post2908641432550662621..comments2024-03-10T06:42:57.798-07:00Comments on Raptormaniacs: Maniraptor Feathers Part II: Phylogenetic InferenceAlbertonykushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-43753252756628873652015-07-29T19:21:03.251-07:002015-07-29T19:21:03.251-07:00The details of that counterexample don't hold ...The details of that counterexample don't hold anymore. But most other avialans still have three fingers, so the principle remains.Albertonykushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345306530772709064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-87502463765108173152015-07-29T04:15:44.357-07:002015-07-29T04:15:44.357-07:00It's interesting to note that Balaur has, in a...It's interesting to note that Balaur has, in any case, been shunted along several basal positions within Avialae. Its resemblance to a dromaeosaurid is most likely due to convergent evolution. Whether or not we still need to be cautious about phylogenetic bracketing, that particular counterexample is no longer a counterexample.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404146364649730945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893026474426881196.post-40528535758553084542011-07-07T15:41:00.862-07:002011-07-07T15:41:00.862-07:00your right I mean just because we haven't foun...your right I mean just because we haven't found a allosaur with eyes does not mean they were eyeless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com