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Table 1 Overview of analyzed datasets

From: Early cephalopod evolution clarified through Bayesian phylogenetic inference

Dataset

Character criteria

# characters

Taxa criteria

# taxa

CtCo

Controversial characters excluded

135

All taxa

173

CoCo

All characters

141

All taxa

173

IcCo

Characters with > 75% missing data and controversial characters excluded

112

All taxa

173

AmCo

Autapomorphies and controversial characters excluded

122

All taxa

173

IaCo

Characters with > 25% gaps (= inapplicable) and controversial characters excluded

74

All taxa

173

CrCo

Controversial characters excluded and speculatively scored connecting ring type

135

All taxa

173

MaCo

Controversial characters excluded and speculatively scored muscle attachment scars

135

All taxa

173

CMCo

Controversial characters excluded and combined speculatively scored characters

135

All taxa

173

CtDp

Controversial characters excluded

135

Pseudoduplicate taxa excluded

169

CtIc

Controversial characters excluded

135

Taxa with > 40% missing data excluded

135

CtEl

Controversial characters excluded

135

Most ellesmerocerids and Cambrian taxa excluded, except for a few basic morphotypes

140

CtRd

Controversial characters excluded

135

Randomly selected 50% of taxa excluded

87

  1. Criteria for exclusion or inclusion of characters and taxa are listed. Details on which taxa and characters were excluded are listed in Additional file 1