Table 11.
Statistical comparison of the top twenty possible explanatory models for diversity of pterosaurs through the Mesozoic.
| Model | Parameters | df | Weights | AICc | AIC | BIC | logLik |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | LPf | 5 | 0.161913896 | 4.054284125 | 2.854284125 | 8.744553276 | 3.572857938 |
| 97 | SLPf | 6 | 0.100306361 | 5.011955262 | 2.906692104 | 9.975015086 | 4.546653948 |
| 118 | LPc | 5 | 0.088667634 | 5.258623631 | 4.058623631 | 9.948892783 | 2.970688184 |
| 99 | LPcPf | 6 | 0.072214036 | 5.669144623 | 3.563881465 | 10.63220445 | 4.218059267 |
| 96 | SLPc | 6 | 0.051663081 | 6.338926642 | 4.233663484 | 11.30198647 | 3.883168258 |
| 78 | CLPf | 6 | 0.044769643 | 6.625352899 | 4.520089741 | 11.58841272 | 3.739955129 |
| 94 | DfLPf | 6 | 0.041389992 | 6.782335268 | 4.677072111 | 11.74539509 | 3.661463945 |
| 88 | DcLPf | 6 | 0.037942491 | 6.956270247 | 4.851007089 | 11.91933007 | 3.574496455 |
| 93 | DfLPc | 6 | 0.034870645 | 7.125122796 | 5.019859638 | 12.08818262 | 3.490070181 |
| 64 | SLPcPf | 7 | 0.033949556 | 7.178661915 | 3.845328581 | 12.09170539 | 5.077335709 |
| 87 | DcLPc | 6 | 0.024699875 | 7.81481714 | 5.709553982 | 12.77787696 | 3.145223009 |
| 77 | CLPc | 6 | 0.024044448 | 7.868605272 | 5.763342114 | 12.8316651 | 3.118328943 |
| 47 | CSLPf | 7 | 0.021915304 | 8.054043071 | 4.720709737 | 12.96708655 | 4.639645131 |
| 61 | DfSLPf | 7 | 0.020836498 | 8.155001204 | 4.82166787 | 13.06804468 | 4.589166065 |
| 57 | DcSLPf | 7 | 0.020757362 | 8.162611565 | 4.829278232 | 13.07565504 | 4.585360884 |
| 60 | DfSLPc | 7 | 0.016659272 | 8.602479664 | 5.269146331 | 13.51552314 | 4.365426834 |
| 49 | CLPcPf | 7 | 0.015331366 | 8.76861193 | 5.435278597 | 13.68165541 | 4.282360701 |
| 63 | DfLPcPf | 7 | 0.015171737 | 8.789544867 | 5.456211534 | 13.70258835 | 4.271894233 |
| 59 | DcLPcPf | 7 | 0.014771424 | 8.843024555 | 5.509691222 | 13.75606803 | 4.245154389 |
| 46 | CSLPc | 7 | 0.012575983 | 9.164835738 | 5.831502405 | 14.07787922 | 4.084248798 |
Models comprise different combinations of completeness, dinosaur and pterosaur bearing collections and formations, stage length and Lagerstätten presence/absence that potentially explain pterosaur diversity. Models are ranked in order of explanatory power according to the Akaike’s second-order corrected information criterion (AICc), where a smaller value equals a superior fit. The full table can be found with Supporting Information. Abbreviations of parameters: C, Completeness. Df, Dinosaur Bearing Formations. Dc, Dinosaur Bearing Collections. S, Stage Length. L, Lagerstätten presence/absence. Pf, Pterosaur Bearing Formations. Pc, Pterosaur Bearing Collections.