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Re: Croc classification (was Re: Sarcosuchus and Dumbing things down)

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Subject: Re: Croc classification (was Re: Sarcosuchus and Dumbing things down)
From: "David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:37:13 +0100
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I just wrote

> > Contrary to the assertions of several cladists, Owen did not use the
term
> > 'Crocodylia' (with a Oy¹ instead of an Oi¹)
>
> Did this display correctly? Are you talking about the y/i confusion?

Sorry, it did display correctly in HP Chris Brochu's answer to this :-]

What has become of Eusuchia? Does it have a cladistic definition? If not, it
somehow cries for being the crown group AFAIK, which would make Crocodylia
an IMHO better idea for the node that's named Crocodyliformes.

References:
- Croc classification (was Re: Sarcosuchus and Dumbing things down)
  - From: "Steve Salisbury" <steve_salisbury@bigpond.com>
- Re: Croc classification (was Re: Sarcosuchus and Dumbing things down)
  - From: "David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>

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