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Re: [dinosaur] Diplodocus status



Tim Williams wrote:

> My question is- What bad outcome could occur because a species undiagnosable within its genus is the type species?

"Because in that case it's not a species at all.  It's just a name."

Since when are undiagnostic species not species?  Are you saying the Diplodocus longus type individual wasn't part of an interbreeding population of organisms, or whatever species concept you follow?

Mickey Mortimer