Re: "Megapnosaurus" says farewell...

["Øyvind M. Padron" <gorgosaur@hotmail.com>]

> << I have never quite understood why _Psittacosaurus_ has something like
> seven or eight valid species, but _Coelophysis_, _Syntarsus_ (Raath),
> _Eucoelophysis_, etc. were placed in separate genera.  It's aesthetic
> philosophy, not science sensu stricto. >>
>
> So far nobody has been able to come up with a consistent way to group
> together the various species of Psittacosaurus. You either have x species 
> or
> x genera. They all look enough alike that the species level is considered
> more appropriate.

just a note comment;
check the number of species to each genus among living animals, f.example. 
Corvus

it beats Psittacosaurus i tell ya;)

-Øyvind M. Padron
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