Sinking a giant: quantitative macroevolutionary comparative methods debunk qualitative assumptions
Sinking a giant: quantitative macroevolutionary comparative methods debunk qualitative assumptions
Abstract Myhrvold et al.1 suggest that our inference of subaqueous foraging among spinosaurids2 is undermined by selective bone sampling, inadequate statistical procedures, and use of inaccurate ecological categorizations. Myhrvold et al.1 ignore major details of our analyses and results, and instead choose to portray our inferences as if they were based on qualitative interpretations of our plots, without providing additional analyses to support their claims. In this manuscript, we thoroughly discuss all the concerns exposed by Myhrvold et al.1. Additional analyses based on our original datasets2 and novel data presented by Myhrvold et al.1 do not change our original interpretations: while the spinosaurid dinosaurs Spinosaurus and Baryonyx are recovered as subaqueous foragers, Suchomimus is inferred as a non-diving animal.
Erickson Gregory M.、Maganuco Simone、Naval¨?n Guillermo、Lamanna Matthew C.、Ibrahim Nizar、Norell Mark A.、Benson Roger B. J.、O?ˉConnor Jingmai、Dal Sasso Cristiano、Pol Diego、Auditore Marco、Orkney Andrew、Zouhri Samir、Becker Justine、Fabbri Matteo、Bindellini Gabriele、Bhullar Bhart-Anjan S.
Department of Biological Science, Florida State UniversitySezione di Paleontologia dei Vertebrati, Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano||Associazione Paleontologica Paleoartistica ItalianaDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge||Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford||Unidad de Paleontolog¨aa, Departamento de Biolog¨aa, Universidad Aut¨?noma de MadridSection of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural HistorySchool of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of PortsmouthDivision of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural HistoryDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordNegaunee Integrative Research Centre, Field Museum of Natural HistorySezione di Paleontologia dei Vertebrati, Museo di Storia Naturale di MilanoCONICET, Museo Paleontol¨?gico Egidio FeruglioSezione di Paleontologia dei Vertebrati, Museo di Storia Naturale di MilanoDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of OxfordDepartment of Geology and Health and Environment Laboratory, Hassan II University of CasablancaDepartment of Biology, University of Detroit MercyNegaunee Integrative Research Centre, Field Museum of Natural HistorySezione di Paleontologia dei Vertebrati, Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano||Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra ??A. Desio?ˉ, Universit¨¤ degli Studi di MilanoDepartment of Hearth and Planetary Sciences and Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
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Erickson Gregory M.,Maganuco Simone,Naval¨?n Guillermo,Lamanna Matthew C.,Ibrahim Nizar,Norell Mark A.,Benson Roger B. J.,O?ˉConnor Jingmai,Dal Sasso Cristiano,Pol Diego,Auditore Marco,Orkney Andrew,Zouhri Samir,Becker Justine,Fabbri Matteo,Bindellini Gabriele,Bhullar Bhart-Anjan S..Sinking a giant: quantitative macroevolutionary comparative methods debunk qualitative assumptions[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-04-24].https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.05.05.490811.点此复制
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