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However, these taxa are also lined up chronostratigraphically, with the oldest taxa on the most basal end of the trajectory, and the youngest taxa on the most derived end. None of the taxa are out of order chronostratigraphically. However, it is worth noting that Jianchangosaurus and Beipiaosaurus are from the same general stratigraphic horizon (the Yixian Formation of Jinzhou, Lianoning, China). Interestingly, Fig. 53 does not show Falcarius on the therizinosaur trajectory. This agrees with the BDC results from that same analysis (Fig. 52). At this point, we tentatively suggest that Therizinosauria without Falcarius is a holobaramin. However, based on the similarities in anatomy between Falcarius and therizinosaurs, especially Jianchangosaurus , we would not be surprised if it turns out that Falcarius is within the therizinosaur holobaramin. F. Alvarezsauroidea Alvarezsaurids are bizarre dinosaurs, possessing one finger considerably more robust than the others. In some alvarezsaurids, there is only one finger on each hand (e.g., Mononykus ). The McLain et al. ◀ Feathered dinosaurs reconsidered ▶ 2018 ICC 500 Figure 59. MDS results of the Paraves subset of the van der Reest and Currie (2017) dataset in two views (A and B). Colors: orange – Dromaeosauridae; yellow – Troodontidae; light green – Avialae; gray – Scansoriopterygidae. Figure 58. BDC results of the Paraves subset of the van der Reest and Currie (2017) dataset. Black squares indicate significant positive correlation, whereas open circles indicate significant negative correlation. Epidexipteryx hui Epidendrosaurus ningchengensis Jeholornis prima Sapeornis chaoyangensis Yanornis martini Protopteryx fengningensis Confuciusornis sanctus Wellnhoferia grandis Archaeopteryx lithographica Sinornithosaurus millenii NGMC91 (unnamed dromaeosaurid) Microraptor zhaoianus Velociraptor mongoliensis Deinonychus antirrhopus Bambiraptor feinbergi Troodon formosus Sinovenator changii Sinornithoides youngi Mei long Gobivenator mongoliensis Buitreraptor gonzalezorum Anchiornis huxleyi