tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post5428753375684818519..comments2023-10-21T09:16:44.830-07:00Comments on Coherent Lighthouse: Where Are the Missing Links?Dicing with Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935061765415342554.post-58891677895887212412008-01-20T23:32:00.000-08:002008-01-20T23:32:00.000-08:00Awhile back, I came up with an artistic method of ...Awhile back, I came up with an artistic method of reconstructing common ancestors that I have yet to actually put into practice. Take two basal members of two known sister groups. Say, Lesothosaurus and Eoraptor. Point out all the features they obviously share, and restore those. Take unknown traits from the more basal of the two taxa. In this case, a tri-radiate pelvis from Eoraptor. <BR/><BR/>This only works, of course, if you have a reliable outgroup (like Silesaurus) who can be useful in polarizing basal or derived characteristics in the taxa you're trying to ancestralize.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.com