Re: Gondwana Split Sorts Out Mammalian Evolution

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/22/02 10:43:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
rtravsky@uwyo.edu writes:

> Euarchontoglires

Horrible, horrible name.  Why not just redefine Archonta?

Or, failing that, I suggest the following:

Scansores ("climbers"; could be confusing because of the general terms 
"scansor" and "scansorial")

Arboricolae ("inhabitants of trees"--not very applicable to modern 
lagomorphs, but it works for primates, flying lemurs, tree shrews, and many 
rodent groups)

> Boreoeutheria

Yuck.  Why not just Boreotheria ("northern beasts")?

--Nick P.