Re: Phoenix from the Flames: New FAQ

[Mike Taylor <mike@indexdata.com>]

> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:16:12 -0400
> From: "Nick Gardner" <paleo_otaku95@eudoramail.com>
> 
> I'm glad this has been made.  I never really was able to understand
> previously what laminae were. By the way, "zygopophyses" is a
> typo. It should be "zygapophyses", AFAIK.

Glad to have been helpful.  And thank _you_ for spotting that
persistent misspelling (now fixed).

> I wasn't aware that "zygapophyses" was shortened to "zygs". Is that
> just a joke?

Nope, it seems to be widely used even if it's not offically
recognised.  (Though who is responsible for officially recognising
such things I couldn't say.)

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