Re: R: Iguanodon (was Re: Saltasauridae (was Re: new titanosaur paper)

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/28/99 3:22:22 PM EST, amaris@tin.it writes:

<< Why in a different genera?
 I say that there are some differences in the two species ( a lot of these
 are size related) but there are also a lot of similarities that unites the
 two species in the genus Iguanodon. >>

Mainly so that you don't have to use two names to distinguish atherfieldensis 
from bernissartensis. The genus is a Linnaean category that is as superfluous 
as family, order, class, and so forth. Whether the differences between the 
two species are regarded as specific or generic is entirely a matter of taste.