Re: Dino Birds (was Re: Dinosaur = extinct animal)

[Stanley Friesen <sarima@ix.netcom.com>]

At 10:43 AM 7/21/99 -0400, T. Mike Keesey wrote:
>Problem unsolved. Imagine trying to refer to non-ornithothoracean
>dinosaurs with such a scheme: "dinosaurs and non-ornithothoracean
>paleornithines".

I just do not see this as a frequently needed, or particularly useful grouping.

I seriously doubt there are many commonalities within this group that are
*unique* to it, which is generally what makes a grouping useful.  That is,
it is the ability to make generalizations about a group that makes it
useful and informative.

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