Re: Magnapaulia, "new" lambeosaurine from Baja California, Mexico

[Matthew Martyniuk <martyniuk@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 1:06 AM,  <tyazbeck@comcast.net> wrote:
> I understand where you are coming from, but I think that the disproportionate 
> number of dinosaur genera is deceptive, that's all.

I'd argue the opposite--having genera with many included species is
deceptive for the average person. How many average science enthusiasts
know that "Psittacosaurus" is a category of animals containing dozens
of unique and distinct species? Including this diversity in the single
label "Psittacosaurus" effectively hides that diversity from everyone
but specialists.

Matt