tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post3988786888559785619..comments2024-01-08T08:39:39.026-08:00Comments on The Open Source Paleontologist: An Australian Dinosaur ExtravaganzaAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-24439718915485427252009-12-15T06:02:58.803-08:002009-12-15T06:02:58.803-08:00Interesting blog as for me. It would be great to r...Interesting blog as for me. It would be great to read more concerning that matter. Thanks for sharing that information.<br />Sexy Lady<br /><a href="http://www.secret-agent.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Female escorts</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-3300278224047983422009-07-14T08:16:11.454-07:002009-07-14T08:16:11.454-07:00Nice Post! Speaking of which, I just did a post on...Nice Post! Speaking of which, I just did a post on the Cretaceous burrows mentioned in an article News Scientist. Check it out!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-63097508260179636672009-07-14T03:12:16.400-07:002009-07-14T03:12:16.400-07:00I did originally try to squish the two new sauropo...I did originally try to squish the two new sauropods into a larger combined dataset, however, the massive number of missing data just resulted in a horrible mash of polytomies. So, instead I decided to run these taxa in the latest datasets for titanosaurs to see if they both revealed relatively similar positions...which they did. So, I was happy with that. As more material comes out they can be coded for more characters, however, this doesnt fill the gaps for the tens of other taxa that remain with massive data gaps.<br /><br />Such is dinosaurian life.<br /><br />I'll leave that for other cladophiles. <br /><br /><br />Cheers,<br />Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-87719390522621219772009-07-12T14:42:03.429-07:002009-07-12T14:42:03.429-07:00"The authors chose to put the animals into tw..."The authors chose to put the animals into two very different datasets for their cladistic analysis (in terms of characters and taxon selection), so it's tough to know where the things actually fall out. It would be informative to merge the two datasets as much as possible and see how that affects tree topology."<br /><br />It's always frustrating when this happens. The bright side is this is a very useful descriptive paper with excellent and numerous figures. I am sure that the sauropod clado-jockeys will have no trouble plugging these new taxa into their matrices. :-)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />NickNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718847558790015112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-42578228154435163442009-07-09T08:18:32.626-07:002009-07-09T08:18:32.626-07:00I think the misuse of quantum leap derives from ch...I think the misuse of quantum leap derives from childhood overexposure to Scott Bakula, where "Quantum Leap" became associated with huge leaps through time and space.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078603372965758594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-7175152274762332612009-07-03T18:22:54.506-07:002009-07-03T18:22:54.506-07:00But "quantum" sounds so scientific and p...But "quantum" sounds so scientific and physics-y! ;-)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-65265598829950781192009-07-03T18:20:37.877-07:002009-07-03T18:20:37.877-07:00Arrrgh! The family physicist has to object. Quantu...Arrrgh! The family physicist has to object. Quantum leaps are small discrete steps, not huge advances!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-26285508038504671192009-07-03T13:16:26.973-07:002009-07-03T13:16:26.973-07:00Thanks, Zach - looking forward to your post!Thanks, Zach - looking forward to your post!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-11983857514773710862009-07-03T12:29:52.185-07:002009-07-03T12:29:52.185-07:00Wonderful rundown, Andy. I just got finished readi...Wonderful rundown, Andy. I just got finished reading the paper--I had early access to it, and intend to comment myself when I stop being so bloody busy.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-28293994769729575622009-07-03T06:20:32.761-07:002009-07-03T06:20:32.761-07:00I would be interested in get an opinion on the ...I would be interested in get an opinion on the 'phalange' problem. . .if anyone knows something, please chime in!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-67523587996702433862009-07-03T01:40:25.514-07:002009-07-03T01:40:25.514-07:00Cool post, and congrats to the authors on a specta...Cool post, and congrats to the authors on a spectacular paper. On 'phalange' vs 'phalanx', it's my impression that the former isn't wrong <i>per se</i>, as you can find it in older literature (and, indeed, it's still used by some). Nevertheless, I've only ever used 'phalanx' and I'd be interested to know if 'phalange' really is <i>wrong</i>.Darren Naishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324870234525004643noreply@blogger.com