[Taxacom] Taxonomic output study

[Ken Kinman]

Hi Richard,      Agreed.  As Ernst Mayr would say, they produce cladifications, not classifications.  Such as the "ornithologist colleague" mentioned in the previous post saying that the "dinosaurs" which he studies are not extinct.           Although a large percentage of dinosaurologists say that "birds ARE dinosaurs", I just wonder what percentage of ornithologists say the same thing (or if a majority of ornithologists would simply say "birds are dinosaur descendants").                    ----------------Ken
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> Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 15:55:34 -0500
> From: Richard.Zander at mobot.org
> To: jim.croft at gmail.com; stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz
> CC: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Taxonomic output study
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> Most phylogeneticists I've met are fine taxonomists for identifying
> species. They have fine judgment and are very well based in specimens. 
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> It's not the ability to identify species that is problematic, but the
> way phylogeneticists present classifications.
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> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Croft
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 7:21 PM
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> > ... and may really be phylogeneticists and/or molecular systematists
> and/or other things "in disguise" ...
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> They walk among us! They change things! And they breed! Flee!
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> jim
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