Bryozoan Morphological and Phylogenetic Data for Cambrian Origin Study

Supplementary Data 1-4 from a study authenticating the Cambrian origin of Bryozoa. The collection includes micrometer-scale measurements of fossil zooids, a character taxon matrix in NEXUS format, and a dataset of 50 morphological characters across 21 taxa for phylogenetic analysis. Authored by Baopeng Song and published on figshare in April 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Conduct phylogenetic analysis based on the 50-character morphological matrix.
• Analyze fossil zooid dimensions (length and width) based on micrometer measurements.
• Validate taxonomic relationships using the provided NEXUS format character taxon matrix.
• Study colony structure based on series and zooid numbering data.

Strengths

• Includes a structured matrix of 50 morphological characters for 21 taxa.
• Measurements are provided in a standardized unit (micrometers).
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection.
• The dataset is very small (94.1 KB), indicating limited scope.
• Data is supplementary to a specific research paper; generalizability may be limited.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Baopeng Song.

Collection Method

Likely derived from fossil specimen measurement and morphological coding for phylogenetic analysis.

Time Range

Focuses on Cambrian-era fossils.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 07:35:30.

Geography

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