[Taxacom] Catastrophic loss

[Tony Rees]

We do have the reptiles here as well, but not the fire breathing and flying
variety (also a bit smaller):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_water_dragon

- Tony


On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 11:22, Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was thinking something more like Smaug - or his precursors in Nordic
> mythology...
>
> - Tony
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 09:46, Richard Pyle <deepreef at bishopmuseum.org>
> wrote:
>
>> So… is a “true” dragon a monitor lizard?  Or something depicted in Game
>> of Thrones?
>>
>>
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Aloha,
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard L. Pyle, PhD
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>> *From:* Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:26 PM
>> *To:* Richard Pyle <deepreef at bishopmuseum.org>
>> *Cc:* Richard Jensen <rjensen at saintmarys.edu>; taxacom <
>> taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Taxacom] Catastrophic loss
>>
>>
>>
>> Well, we also have sea dragons/seadragons... not closely related to the
>> true dragon, or even a reptile at all.
>>
>>
>> - Tony
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 at 09:20, Richard Pyle via Taxacom <
>> taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Richard,
>>
>> I (for one?) thoroughly enjoyed your words! (...which I saw as having
>> little to do with the beast otherwise known as Phascolarctos cinereus; and
>> much more to do with spreading a little levity and joy, with rhyme to boot!)
>>
>> And as for Aussie vernaculars.... don't get me started!  The "Butterfly
>> Cod" is neither!
>>
>> Aloha,
>> Rich
>>
>> Richard L. Pyle, PhD
>> Senior Curator of Ichthyology | Director of XCoRE
>> Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
>> 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817-2704
>> Office: (808) 848-4115;  Fax: (808) 847-8252
>> eMail: deepreef at bishopmuseum.org
>> BishopMuseum.org
>> Our Mission: Bishop Museum inspires our community and visitors through
>> the exploration and celebration of the extraordinary history, culture, and
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>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> On Behalf Of
>> > Richard Jensen via Taxacom
>> > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:50 AM
>> > To: Taxacom <Taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
>> > Subject: [Taxacom] Catastrophic loss
>> >
>> > Tony Reese wrote:
>> >
>> > >>(1) "Koala bear-like animal with carnivorous teeth" - no bear
>> > >>references PLEASE!! Koalas are koalas, pure and simple, and about as
>> > >>far away
>> > >>(phylogenetically) from bears as you can get and still be a mammal.
>> >
>> > Oh no! Gone is "Teddy Bear"; so to the "Australian silver oak"; no more
>> > "seahorses"; extinction of "lady bugs"; disappearance of "butterfly
>> weed";?
>> >
>> > I was not aware that Koala bear was a name of confusion, based on
>> illusion, or
>> > simply allusion. Do we really believe such names can deceive? Or can we
>> > forebear, with little despair, that names we all know, from quite long
>> ago,
>> > need not agree with phylogeny?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Dick
>> > --
>> > Richard Jensen, Professor Emeritus
>> > Department of Biology
>> > Saint Mary's College
>> > Notre Dame, IN 46556
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