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Re: Therizinosauroid apomorphies
In a message dated 4/4/00 5:57:08 PM EST, tmk@dinosauricon.com writes:
<< TMK, Segnosauria has not been phylogenetically defined, whereas
Therizinosauria has. Thus, if using PT, Therizinosauria should be
preserved. >>
PT is only the latest fad in taxon definition. There is no reason it should
supersede priority in preservation of taxonomic names. Rather, PT should be
used to redefine older names that have not yet had the benefit of this kind
of definition.