In a message dated 95-10-02 14:25:59 EDT, Thomas_R_HOLTZ@umail.umd.edu (th81) writes: >Saying that cladists don't believe in transitional forms is just as foolish >as the BS that cladism precludes recognition of ancestors. > > Or at least, if transform cladists believe in transitional forms, they believe in them not because of cladistics but for other reasons.