Shelves for storing models in the form of a cladogram

[Miniorbis]

Hi, I'm sending a sample of how I handle saving models.

[Libraraptor]

While the idea is great and it looks good,work must be done on the practicability. Definitely expandable

[crazy8wizard]

I like the idea but the models on the shelf not adhering to the periods laid out on the wall, in addition to not being arranged by how basal or derived they are in said cladogram which makes me wonder if this needed to be a cladogram in the first place.
It could very well work as a Mark Hallett "Families of Dinosaurs" type display though!

[DinoToyForum]

Yes, a lovely idea as a broad principle, your display looks great. It is tricky in practice to position everything exactly right, but I suppose it doesn't need to be exact.

[Torvosaurus]

Hi, I'm sending a sample of how I handle saving models.

I like the idea, that looks very good. As far as the degree of separation on the table, you can make it as complicated or as simple as you want it. Whether you want the differences to be by family or right down to the divisions in a clade really depends on your tastes (and how much work you want to put into it). I must say that having the dinosaurs marked down to the exact position on a clade would be fairly complicated and probably take a good portion of the wall in general. For a general breakdown, I like how you have it.

Torvo

[Protopatch]

This is a great idea however, I can't imagine the walls of my apartment papered with phylogenetic trees

[Stegotyranno420]

Superb idea, but one question.

Why are Herrerasauria closer to Ornithschia than to either Sauropoda or Theropoda, the two groups they have been  stated to likely have been closest too? Is there a new theory im not aware of?

or is it just an issue of space and they all 4 equally diverge from the ancestral point? H just looks closer to O

[Torvosaurus]

This is a great idea however, I can't imagine the walls of my apartment papered with phylogenetic trees

Yeah, I don't think the Mrs. would be too fond of that either. 😀

Torvo

[Miniorbis]

Thanks for the responses, creating cladograms, especially of extinct creatures, is not very easy for me. There are more problems - new findings constantly refine and change cladograms. I have to take into account spatial possibilities, the range of models, etc. And I am also still learning, this board was one of the first. It is true that Herrerasaurs belong to the branch of Saurischia. At the time I was creating this shelf, there were discussions about whether Theropoda and Sauropodomorpha should be separated from a common clade.
And something for those who cannot imagine a wall of cladograms :-)

[Libraraptor]

Great work indeed! I wouldn't let small-scale discussions deter me from presenting the larger issues. You do this excellently, I think. I can easily imagine your work as teaching material.