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Re: birds and/or/with dino's



On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Tim Williams <tijawi@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Wouldn't Saurischia have priority over Theropoda, given that Saurischia was 
> named first? ÂIn the event that sauropodomorphs are closer to ornithischians, 
> Saurischia would quash Theropoda - if we let priority alone decide.

Under the PhyloCode, it depends on which is registered and defined
first. Unless they're in the Companion Volume, it'll be up for grabs.

That said, you've got a good point in this case.
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