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Re: On naming taxa

To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: On naming taxa
From: KiernanCR@aol.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 02:59:36 EDT
Reply-to: KiernanCR@aol.com
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Zoe Heraklides wrote:

>>I would rather a reviewer "weed out" crappy new species before they see the
light of day.<<

Which is why there's a preference for peer-reviewed journals/publications as
the proper forum for the erection of new names. Weeding out "crappy new
species" is one of the functions of review.

Caitlin R. Kiernan

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