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Re: [dinosaur] RETRACTION: Oculudentavis, new smallest known Mesozoic bird in amber from Cretaceous of Myanmar

On Thursday, July 23, 2020, 05:15:17 PM UTC, Gregory Paul <gsp1954@aol.com> 
wrote:

> Me thinks this paper should be reinstated with a major correction to the 
> errant parts.


Hmm, I found some small errors in one of my 2018 papers. Can I retract it now 
and then have a different version of it re-appear with the errors corrected..? 
Ach, but how to expunge the hardcopies from the printed version of the journal 
in university libraries all over the world..? 

Yes I am being facetious (but I didn't get the impression that GSP was).

Again, a paper that's published cannot be 'disappeared.' It exists from now on, 
in perpetuity. That's the whole point of the new electronic publishing rules 
too.

It is a good point that it's a binomial name, and there's nothing wrong with 
the specific name. It's just that generic name which is going to win awards for 
being one of the worst of all time.

    Paul P.