More dinosaur molecules

[SeanSt8579@aol.com]

Dont know if you guys have seen this yet, BUT:

Chubb, A.L. 2004. New nuclear evidence for the oldest divergence among
neognath birds: the phylogenetic utility of ZENK (i). Molecular Phylogenetics 
and Evolution 30: 140-151.

Abstract: To date, there is little consensus concerning the phylogenetic 
relationships among neognath orders, which include all extant birds except 
ratites 
and tinamous. Different data sets, both molecular and morphologic, have 
yielded radically different and often unresolved ordinal topologies, especially 
within the neoaves clade. This lack of resolution and ongoing conflict 
indicates 
a need for additional phylogenetic characters to be applied to the question of 
higher-level avian phylogeny. In this study, sequences of a singlecopy 
nuclear gene, ZENK, were used to reconstruct an ordinal-level phylogeny of 
neognath 
birds. Strong support was indicated for the oldest divergence within 
Neognathae; the chicken- and duck-like birds formed a clade that was sister to 
all 
other modern birds. In addition, many families of traditional taxonomic orders 
clustered together in the ZENK tree, indicating the gene's general
phylogenetic reliability. However, within the neoaves clade, there was little 
support for relationships among orders, which is a result similar to all 
other recent molecular studies of higher-level avian phylogeny. This similarity 
among studies suggests the possibility of a rapid radiation of the major 
neoaves 
lineages. Despite the ongoing lack of neoaves resolution, ZENK's sequence 
divergence and base composition patterns indicate its general utility as a new 
phylogenetic marker for higher-level avian systematics.

One interesting thing she did find within Neoaves was (surprise surprise), 
grebes + flamingos. Only 50% boostrap support though, even if it was higher 
than 
any other clade in there.