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Re: galloping Paraceratherium
In a message dated 11/4/01 11:32:33 PM EST, kinman@hotmail.com writes:
<< I guess I'll have to start using the rather bland name
Paraceratherium, which appears to preoccupy the more distinctive name
Indricotherium (although I don't have to like it). >>
No, no. Not preoccupy: Have priority over. Indricotherium the rhino would be
>preoccupied< if someone had used that name for a different animal before it
was used for the rhino.