RE: Syntarsus says farewell...

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Juergen Peters
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:18 PM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Syntarsus says farewell...
> 
> 
> Hello, list!
> 
> I am no scientist, and I hope my question is not too stupid: 
> Isn't there a central
> database for all scientific names which every author could 
> consult before assigning
> a new one for a species. If not: are there projects to create 
> such a database?
> 
> Best regards, Juergen Peters

Although not complete, BIOSIS has a fairly good searchable website:
http://www.biosis.org/free_resources/ion.html

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
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