Table 4 Posterior probabilities predicting longipterygid pedal ecology by LDA and DAPC from TM data from avian unguals. Values with green backgrounds are more likely, values with red backgrounds are less likely. Suffocating raptorial ecology is likely for all longipterygids except Shengjingornis. Ground bird ecology is likely for all longipterygids except Longipteryx sp. Piercing pedal ecology is not given probability as only one bird, Pandion haliaetus, represents that category in our dataset. Note only the large-toothed morphotype of Longipteryx had a pes available for measurement
