Re: Eponymous Taxa [was: RE: new _Scleromochlus_ ref]

[chris brochu <cbrochu@fmppr.fmnh.org>]

Hmm.  I was one of those who published about its "inappropriateness" in
JVP, but in a paper stating why it must be retained as defined by
Gauthier.  Sorry, but I think Benton is making things even more
confusing.




chris


Timothy Williams wrote:
> 
> "Jonathan R. Wagner" <znc14@TTACS.TTU.EDU> wrote:
> 
> >         *Archosauria (= Avesuchia)
> >           Pseudosuchia
> 
> I wish someone would perform the last rites on this silly old name.  As has
> pointed out before (and published by someone in JVP, not too long ago), the
> name is highly inappropriate.  The Pseudosuchia, as currently defined,
> includes (among other assorted archosaurs) the Crocodilia.  We have a
> situation where the Crocodilia (true crocodiles) is contained within the
> Pseudosuchia ("false crocodiles").
> 
> >           Ornithosuchia (as redefined above, _incerta sedis_)
> >           Avemetatarsalia
> 
> Tim
> 
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