[Taxacom] New name on the hominin family tree branch...

[Richard Pyle]

Nah, I like mine better (though I have to admit that yours probably accounts for some -- perhaps non-trivial -- portion of newly established names).

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael A. Ivie <mivie at montana.edu>
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 8:40 AM
> To: Richard Pyle <deepreef at bishopmuseum.org>; 'Luis Ruedas'
> <ruedas at pdx.edu>; 'taxacom' <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> Cc: 'Ryan W Norris' <ryanwnorris at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] New name on the hominin family tree branch...
> 
> How about "I name this as a new species because I believe doing so will help
> my Promotion and Tenure Committee understand and communicate that I
> should be granted tenure, to the benefit of all taxonomists everywhere?"
> 
> Tongue firmly in cheek.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On 10/29/2021 12:27 PM, Richard Pyle via Taxacom wrote:
> > "I name this as a new species because I believe doing so will help facilitate
> communication among humans"
> 
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