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RE: New papers in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
> From: Jean-michel BENOIT [mailto:Jean-Michel.BENOIT@gemplus.com]
>
> Were do the Enantiornithines branch off, in this cladogram? ( BTW, thanks
> for the answers for my test post)
> Cheers,
> Jean-Michel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. [mailto:tholtz@geol.umd.edu]
>
> Maryanska,T.,Osmólska,H.,and Wolsan,M. 2002. Avialan status for
> Oviraptorosauria.Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47 (1):97 ?116.
>
>
Dear Jean-Michel,
The authors did not include Enantiornithes in their analysis, so we can't
really tell where they would branch out. It would be, I think, an excellent
exercise to include some non-confuciusornithid birds in the analysis, and
see how it modifies the structure they found.
Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist
Department of Geology Director, Earth, Life & Time Program
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