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RE: Ceratops (was RE: Glishades ericksoni, ...)



Mickey Mortimer wrote:

"High standards, sure. But we're relegating someone's taxon to the trash 
heap. It's the least we can do."

Pardon me, but remarking on a bit of hyperbole here. Where's this idea of a 
trash heap coming from? Also: Why can't we ignore "someone's taxon" like 
anything else that ends up being either 1) non-useful for your intentions, 2) 
incorrect, or, 3) insufficiently explanatory?

Cheers,

Jaime A. Headden
The Bite Stuff (site v2)
http://qilong.wordpress.com/

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