Parsimony and model-based phylogenetic methods for morphological data: comments on O'Reilly et al.

GOLOBOFF, PABLO A.; ARIAS, J. SALVADOR; TORRES GALVIS, AMBROSIO

PALAEONTOLOGY

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Año: 2018 vol. 61 p. 625 - 630

0031-0239

In summary, all of Goloboff et al.´s (2017) conclusions and criticisms of O´Reilly et al. (2016) and Puttick et al. (2017a) continue to be valid. The superior performance of model-based methods in their studies hinges on a model not proven to be generally applicable to morphological characters across taxa and anatomical systems. And, as Goloboff et al. (2017) noted, the use of simulated datasets alone cannot solve the problem of model adequacy; empirical tests of whether morphological data fullfill the crucial assumptions of the model are required as well.