Re: Types of Types

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/18/02 1:05:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
EmmaR@mesalands.edu writes:

<< Syntype: **no longer recognized by ICZN**
 
 Type series: collection of specimens in original description. (somewhat like
 'syntype' when it existed)
 >>

I checked the ICZN 2000 and syntype is still there: A syntype is any single 
specimen of a type series. Sure wish I had checked this before working off 
the top of my head; I'd have been more precise. I'm going to change "syntype 
series" to "type series" globally in The Dinosaur Catalogue, since that's the 
current ICZN usage.