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. 2018 Mar 20;6:e4529. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4529

Table 4. Results of all phylogenetic analyses.

Stegosaurian exemplifier for each analysis is stated, as is the placement of Paranthodon africanus, and any other results of importance.

Analysis Source of original Stegosaurian exemplifier Placement of Paranthodon Other results
Analysis A1 Arbour & Currie (2016) Huayangosaurus n/a Same as Arbour & Currie (2016)
Analysis A2 Arbour & Currie (2016) Huayangosaurus n/a Higher resolution in strict consensus than Arbour & Currie (2016)
Analysis A3 Arbour & Currie (2016) Huayangosaurus Ankylosaur 9 MPTs
Analysis A4 Arbour & Currie (2016) Stegosaurus Base of Thyreophora 8 MPTs and increased resolution
Analysis A5 Arbour & Currie (2016) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Stegosaur 9 MPTs and increased resolution
Analysis A6 Arbour & Currie (2016) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Ankylosaur (constrained) 9 MPTs and reduced resolution.
Analysis B1 Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016) Huayangosaurus n/a Same as Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016)
Analysis B2 Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016) Huayangosaurus n/a Higher resolution in strict consensus than Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016)
Analysis B3 Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016) Huayangosaurus Nodosaur 3 MPTs and increased resolution in Nodosauridae
Analysis B4 Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016) Stegosaurus Base of Thyreophora 5 MPTs and increased resolution in Ankylosauridae
Analysis B5 Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Stegosaur 2 MPTs and similar resolution
Analysis B6 Arbour, Zanno & Gates (2016) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Ankylosaur (constrained) 3 MPTs and similar resolution
Analysis C1 Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017) Huayangosaurus n/a Same as Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017)
Analysis C2 Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017) Huayangosaurus Ankylosaur Little resolution
Analysis C3 Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017) Stegosaurus Stegosaur Higher resolution
Analysis C4 Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Stegosaur Very high resolution
Analysis C5 Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Stegosaur Little resolution and Isaberrysaura= ornithopod
Analysis C6 Baron, Norman & Barrett (2017) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Ornithopod (constrained) Severely reduced resolution in Ornithopoda
Analysis D1 Boyd (2015) n/a—Scelidosaurus most derived thyreophoran n/a Same as Boyd (2015)
Analysis D2 Boyd (2015) n/a—Scelidosaurus most derived thyreophoran Base of Ornithischia Thyreophora basal to Heterodontosauridae, Marginocephalia basal to Ornithopoda
Analysis D3 Boyd (2015) Huayangosaurus Ornithopod, sister-taxon to Huayangosaurus Huayangosaurus= ornithopod and reduced resolution in Ornithopoda
Analysis D4 Boyd (2015) Stegosaurus Ornithopod, sister- taxon to Stegosaurus Stegosaurus= ornithopod and increased resolution
Analysis D5 Boyd (2015) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Ornithopod, sister- taxon to Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus= ornithopod and little resolution
Analysis D6 Boyd (2015) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Ornithopod, sister- taxon to Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus= ornithopod and little resolution. Isaberrysaura= ornithopod
Analysis D7 Boyd (2015) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Ornithopod (constrained) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus outside of Ornithischia and increased resolution in Ornithopoda.
Analysis D8 Boyd (2015) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Thyreophoran Ornithopoda resolution increased, Thyreophora resolution decrease
Analysis E1 Raven & Maidment (2017) n/a Stegosaur Similar to Raven & Maidment (2017)
Analysis E2 Raven & Maidment (2017) n/a Eurypodan Isaberrysaura= basal stegosaur. Reduced resolution in Eurypoda
Analysis E3 Raven & Maidment (2017) n/a Ankylosaur (constrained) Reduced resolution in Ankylosauria
Analysis F1 Thompson et al. (2012) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus n/a Same as Thompson et al. (2012)
Analysis F2 Thompson et al. (2012) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Ankylosaur Higher resolution in strict consensus than Thompson et al. (2012)
Analysis F3 Thompson et al. (2012) Huayangosaurus and Stegosaurus Stegosaur (constrained) Resolution of Nodosauridae increased