Re: Archaeopterodactylus and Euornithes

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Jaime A. Headden wrote:

>   Kellner is (intentionally) not following the ICZN mandate that -oidea be 
> a
> stem applied to only superfamily-level taxa, and eschews conventional 
> Linnaean
> hierarchies. His nomenclature is using the -oidea stem as a "the form of"
> modifier to the previous stems.

This mandate could be bypassed by using the suffix "-oidia" or "-oida" or 
"-odea", all of which effectively mean "the form of" but are not coordinated 
with family-level taxa (and so do not come under the purview of the ICZN).  
For example, the "-odea" suffix is commonly used for insect groups 
(Blattodea, Mantodea, etc).

> <Is this when the name Impennae was coined for penguins alone?>
>
>   Impennae, "featherless"? Bah.

Chilly Willy and I share your disgust!

Cheers

Tim