From: "Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>
> > Michael Ivie wrote:
> > > > This is a note to let you know of a recent paper that may fly below your > > radar because it was published in an entomological journal. The name > > Syntarsus Raath is preoccupied by a one hundred year older beetle name, > > and has been replaced by the name Megapnosaurus Ivie, Slipinski and > > Wegrzynowicz 2001. > > Grummble grrrr grumble grumble... Agreed.
> Ah, well. So be it. Too bad you did not choose a name derived from > Syntarsus; for example, Syntarsosaurus or Syntarsoides. (Or Mister: sorry, > an old dinosaur list in-joke). That's obviously the problem of
specialised scientists who don't ever know what's going on in other
domains...
What a messing among
coelophysoids: the Podokesaurus affair, and now
Megapnosaurus!!!
Well... We'll have to work with
that...
Friendly - Luc J. "Aspidel"
BAILLY.
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