Re: _Eomaia_ and dung-eating vultures...

[John Bois <jbois@umd5.umd.edu>]

I was confused by the e-mail blurb that _Nature_ sent out saying that
monotremes are placentals. Must have been a misprint.

On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 NJPharris@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/27/02 6:45:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> psparks@crosslink.net writes:
> 
> > Just how can one tell that a mammal fossil is placental or not?
> 
> Argh.  Another reason not to give apomorphy-based names to 
> phylogenetically-defined taxa.  I believe Placentalia now officially refers 
> to crown-group Eutheria.
> 
> --Nick P.
>