RE: Dinosaur Genera List corrections #141

["Jerry D. Harris" <dinogami@hotmail.com>]

> > I'll leave the question of whether or not Mesozoic Meanderings is
> > "widely known" as an exercise for the reader.
>
> Gee, that would wipe out a lot of Chinese dinosaurs. I've just got a paper
> that appeared in a Koren volume from a friend. So, would this mean all the
> new bird taxa that Hou described in his book is now bunk because it is
> poorly distributed?

  No, of course all these names are, technically valid (the ICZN statement 
is a recommendation, not a requirement), though I personally think that new 
taxa _should_ be published (and should be _required_ to be published) in 
more widespread journals.  This is _not_ to discourage people to publish new 
names, but more to encourage smaller journals, if they want to receive the 
kind of noteworthiness and attention that comes from the publication of new 
taxa, to find avenues to wider distribution! As Tracy knows probably better 
than most, tracking down papers in obscure regional journals is difficult, 
time-consuming, and often fruitless process.  (Clearly money is the 
determining factor of distribution, but still...)

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