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Appendices 2-6 As PDF for Download Zygorhiza kochii 19 61 128148160 Archaeodelphis patrius 11 13 42 44 62 64 105159161 1 1 1 1 1 39 43 45 52 102150220 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 20 50 81 86 88 96 165 Waipatia maerewhenua 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 17 19 36 49 56 77 89 100103106107116120133145146151162163171196203210 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 Physeter catodon 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 27 41 46 102113148155188 ChM PV4745 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 26 Janjucetus hunderi 85 152 4 22 24 40 66 67 71 126213220 1 0 APPENDIX 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 34 188 Mammalodon colliveri 1 1 Mammalodon hakataramea 0 32 39 42 154161 101136 0 1 1 1 1 2 Morawanocetus yabukii 1 1 CHARACTER MAP, EQUAL WEIGHTS 71 136 Chonecetus sookensis 2 18 69 89 98 99 190228 100 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 110111 113 Chonecetus goedertorum 69 148238 28 33 78 220242 2 3 1 Fucaia buelli 3 38 54 57 76 100126134252 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 42 82 107111 145 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OCPC 1178 0 0 1 1 2 character 97 0 0 Aetiocetus polydentatus 60 101106 1 homoplasious 73 126201 0 1 1 136 Aetiocetus cotylalveus 1 0 0 188 character 1 Aetiocetus weltoni 158 3 35 46 48 61 99 Llanocetus denticrenatus 0 1 1 1 1 4 39 71 OU GS10897 2 18 72 138 0 1 1 1 90 98 99 103129 character 1 1 1 1 Sitsqwayk cornisorum non homoplasious 0 1 1 1 2 119135145167170180181183184186187 109137268 13 113 state Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae character 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 205 Tlaxcallicetus sp. 1 105145 Waharoa ruwhenua 78 1 2 0 82 99 102136 23 110111 175236 1 Eomysticetus whitmorei 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 Characters numerated from 0‐271 (1‐272) 98 205 101116135152 Micromysticetus rothauseni 1 1 0 0 1 1 74 116 4 15 23 46 142154214238 Yamatocetus canaliculatus 3 1 51 77 89 97 113159165193198203212 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OU 22224 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 162165167170177184195238 Whakakai waipata 44 81 115137152157161210 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 149151157159171175182199204 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 Horopeta umarere 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 145157169173 147158169194206 111 165174184196206 Mauicetus parki 1 0 0 1 73 152175187204 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 ZMT 67 1 0 1 1 1 106132145160 150 Morenocetus parvus 1 2 1 1 150178239 0 Peripolocetus vexillifer 40 77 86 97 103107113114122129157165178188192 1 1 1 55 101145167177 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 Balaenula sp. 1 1 2 1 1 0 92 46 89 96 111 155183195204209 Balaenella brachyrhynus 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 191 49 201 Balaenula astensis 0 2 2 131136 153180181188193208255 Eubalaena belgica 118205 130 0 1 4 7 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 138 Eubalaena shinshuensis 1 1 1 55 104174185 Eubalaena spp. 1 1 1 0 92 118 Balaena montalionis 1 1 1 183 40 120164167171178255 Balaena mysticetus 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Balaena ricei 38 68 Joumocetus shimizui 0 2 73 90 111 118119 53 131185191198200256 61 68 89 Titanocetus sammarinensis 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 151158185 84 Metopocetus durinasus 1 0 3 123138185 0 19 23 68 Cetotherium megalophysum 1 0 1 88 185 50 74 75 108115120133185 2 2 2 Piscobalaena nana 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 3 90 108157 Brandtocetus chongulek 0 0 2 65 179 50 58 60 120136182191220 3 20 66 68 96 115119146166175189 Cetotherium rathkii 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 108 84 Cetotherium riabinini 0 23 145155182247250251 1 Kurdalagonus mchedlidzei 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 46 65 81 191 Cephalotropis coronatus 0 0 0 0 73 90 112122129133165181 21 77 88 120 0 5 40 45 51 55 59 84 89 92 93 96 101111 113114115121125135143182 Caperea marginata 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 6 77 100105162 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 Miocaperea pulchra 73 79 132173190223257262 0 74 75 79 116118119132199 0 0 0 0 2 138152205 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 Nannocetus eremus 0 0 0 101167 108125174 Herpetocetus bramblei 1 1 0 0 1 21 39 41 106145191 68 151 Herpetocetus morrowi 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 Herpetocetus sp. 196 Herpetocetus transatlanticus 1 102178199 Isanacetus laticephalus 1 0 1 125196199 145152212244 202 Diorocetus chichibuensis 1 1 1 80 230 1 0 1 2 0 Parietobalaena yamaokai 1 0 20 108190 39 115 Parietobalaena palmeri 1 1 2 1 89 110123239 1 107 Pinocetus polonicus 1 1 3 0 150161 93 111 156167168195225 1 Parietobalaena campiniana 236 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 119 1 125 Parietobalaena sp. 3 189 1 Tiphyocetus temblorensis 1 102148199227 OU 22705 1 1 1 0 5 73 90 184 185191196 Aglaocetus moreni 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 145174 118119 Aglaocetus patulus 1 1 0 3 183 17 47 110 115118162165177181182195202233235 Diorocetus hiatus 1 174175179191205224 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 Thinocetus arthritus 1 1 1 1 1 1 110111 138 41 157185187241 125196 Diorocetus shobarensis 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 90 254255 1 2 Pelocetus calvertensis 2 0 1 0 212221225227244 3 90 164195214240 1 1 0 3 2 Uranocetus gramensis 2 0 1 0 0 1 170175177178188205 80 88 107 Balaenoptera ryani 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 73 89 96 112113116159173195 44 145146171 Megaptera miocaena 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 105120138150155162 3 1 1 1 Balaenoptera portisi 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 88 91 118119219229 116159174175199 114162203 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 Gricetoides aurorae 172178186212 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 40 115195 1 0 1 0 125 Eschrichtioides gastaldii 0 2 0 107120130205237258 40 43 47 55 56 75 164201 1 Eschrichtius robustus 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 111 114115125130154 Parabalaenoptera baulinensis 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 70 105119144167178183212 Diunatans luctoretemergo 50 135211 112116118159162172176204 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 150 Megaptera hubachi 40 157173187 0 132 Plesiobalaenoptera quarantellii 0 2 0 0 61 76 77 96 111 115 0 Archaebalaenoptera castriarquati 0 0 1 1 2 2 40 45 87 89 119125 4 47 50 Balaenoptera bertae 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 2 205258 109 NMNZ MM001630 1 0 1 45 50 168171203204212 Balaenoptera acutorostrata 49 101116 19 87 146159201 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 Balaenoptera bonaerensis 1 0 0 0 1 144162177204 70 112185187 Balaenoptera physalus 159 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 49 74 111 114185203 0 4 76 109258 Balaenoptera siberi 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 47 70 87 95 103112115201212253254261 125155265 2 0 0 0 Megaptera novaeangliae 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 89 123140144162205 Balaenoptera musculus 156186 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 21 50 74 159207265 1 1 203 Balaenoptera borealis 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 68 76 94 116119125258 0 Balaenoptera omurai 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Zygorhiza kochii 19 61 128148160 Archaeodelphis patrius 11 13 42 44 62 64 105159161 1 1 1 1 1 39 43 45 52 102150220 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 20 50 81 86 88 96 165 Waipatia maerewhenua 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 17 19 36 49 56 77 89 100103106107116120133145146151162163171196203210 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 Physeter catodon 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 27 41 46 102113148155188 ChM PV4745 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 26 Janjucetus hunderi 85 152 4 22 24 40 66 67 71 126213220 1 0 APPENDIX 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 34 188 Mammalodon colliveri 1 1 Mammalodon hakataramea 0 32 39 42 154161 101136 0 1 1 1 1 2 Morawanocetus yabukii 1 1 71 136 CHARACTER MAP, EMPLIED WEIGHTS Chonecetus sookensis 2 18 69 89 98 99 190228 100 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 110111 113 Chonecetus goedertorum 69 148238 2 3 1 k=6 28 33 78 220242 Fucaia buelli 3 38 54 57 76 100126134252 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 42 82 107111 145 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 OCPC 1178 0 0 1 1 2 97 0 character 0 Aetiocetus polydentatus 60 101106 1 homoplasious 73 126201 0 1 1 136 Aetiocetus cotylalveus 1 0 0 188 1 character Aetiocetus weltoni 158 3 35 46 48 61 99 Llanocetus denticrenatus 0 1 1 1 1 4 39 71 OU GS10897 2 18 72 138 0 1 1 90 98 99 103129 character 1 1 1 1 1 Sitsqwayk cornisorum non homoplasious 0 1 1 1 2 119135145167170180181183184186187 109137268 13 113 Tlaxcallicetus guaycurae state 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 character 1 1 205 Tlaxcallicetus sp.
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