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Waldorf, Stattler... and me (apologies to the spirit of Frank Oz)
Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
> ><< And I'm sorry, but there's no way I
> > can conceive of to improve a system that is so thoroughly flawed and
> > misguided - apart from eliminating it altogether. I've struggled (and
> > failed) to come up with any constructive comments that would *assist* >
> taxonomic system that is based on the premise that the shape of the
> > wrist bones is a "key apomorphy" that can neatly delineate
> > one "Class" of vertebrates from another. >>
>You're not trying hard enough. Keep at it.
You mean, I should think of ways to *improve* the "eclecto-cladistic"
taxonomic system? Sort of like asking Ronald Reagan for advice on ways to
improve communism.
Cheers
Tim
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Timothy J. Williams
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Iowa State University
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