Re: Eponymous Taxa [was: RE: new _Scleromochlus_ ref]

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/22/99 12:50:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
znc14@TTACS.TTU.EDU writes:

>         So, the way I see it, you have three options:
>  
>  1)      Abandon PT.
>  
>  2)      Make up your own rules.

OK, who is in charge of making and upholding the rules here?

I've been salving my conscience by reminding myself that nothing is truly set 
in stone as yet, and there might still be the possibility of someone coming 
through and clearing up the mess that PT has evolved into (in certain 
instances, of course).

Should I just go ahead and kill myself?


>  3)      Try to make the best of the situation. Maybe it does make sense 
that
>  the "true crocodyles" rose from among the "false crocodiles". It may seem
>  sinful for a cladist to say this, but does *everything* have to be an
>  exclusive dichotomy?

Nobody has a problem with crocodiles "rising" from "false crocodiles"; the 
whole point of PT is that under that system, the true crocodiles ARE "false 
crocodiles"!

--Nick P.