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Re: Systematics
In a message dated 96-07-22 13:15:59 EDT, you write:
> I would support having two separate sets of rules - a Linnaean set and
> a cladistic set. I would stongly oppose eliminating the Linnaean rules,
> as I believe they have uses.
I wholeheartedly concur with Stan here! Cladistics is not the be all to end
all to systematics.. I have suggested before that an International Code of
Cladistic Nomenclature be devised as a companion to the ICZN. Too bad no one
has taken it seriously...
Regards,
Thomas R. Lipka
Paleontological/Geological Studies