Re: paraphyletic Dromaeosauridae (was: first raptor)

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/18/02 3:14:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
kinman@hotmail.com writes:

>      Actually I have long been contemplating whether a paraphyletic Family 
>  Dromaeosauridae giving rise to Aves might be the best way to go.  I don't 
>  normally use intermediate taxa like subfamilies, but the Kinman System 
does 
>  not forbid it, so will give it a try in this case.

If you want your eumaniraptoran classification to reflect anything like the 
current state of knowledge, I have one word for you:  plesia.  Lots of plesia.

--Nick P.