New PaleoBios paper - diplodocoid phylogenetic taxonomy

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

I've never heard of these two jokers, but apparently they hail from a little 
country called England, and after sinking a few beers they've come up with 
this jolly effort...

Taylor, Michael P., and Naish, Darren (2005). The phylogenetic taxonomy of 
Diplodocoidea (Dinosauria: Sauropoda). PaleoBios 25 (2): 1-7.

Abstract: "Despite some continuing controversies, sauropod phylogeny is now 
the subject of broad agreement.  Against this backdrop of relatively stable 
phylogenetic hypotheses, however, the nomenclature of the sauropod clade 
that includes _Diplodocus_ and its relatives remains confused.  Not all of 
the named groups within this clade have suitable phylogenetic definitions; 
others have multiple names; and some names have multiple conflicting 
definitions.  We survey the taxonomic history of this clade, consider the 
suitability for phylogenetic taxonomy of various candidate definitions from 
the literature, and discuss some sources of confusion.  Finally, we 
recommend ?best practice? in the use of the relevant clade names."

The paper itself can be downloaded from:
        http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/pubs/

Seriously, though... well done guys!

Cheers

Tim