About the Authors

Michael Pittman

mpittman@hku.hk

Current address: Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Affiliation Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Stephen M. Gatesy

Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Paul Upchurch

Affiliation Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Anjali Goswami

Affiliations Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom

John R. Hutchinson

Affiliation Structure & Motion Laboratory, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors declare that AG is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MP SMG PU JRH. Performed the experiments: MP. Analyzed the data: MP SMG PU AG JRH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MP SMG PU AG JRH. Wrote the paper: MP SMG PU AG JRH.