synonmys

[Ronald Eng]

James,

I'm glad that you posted this message. Otherwise, there would be a need to
defend the validity of systematic paleontology.

Regards,
Ron

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Ronald C. Eng
Geology Collections Manager
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, James Bergdahl, Conservation Biology Center wrote:

> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 21:26:47 -0800
> From: "James Bergdahl, Conservation Biology Center" <bergdahl at WOLFENET.COM>
> To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG
> Subject: Re: synonmys
>
> The following statement appears to be incorrect. It seems to me a truely
> extinct species still has a valid name despite the fact the species no
> longer exists, such as the dodo.
>
> James Bergdahl
> CONSERVATION BIOLOGY CENTER
> PO Box 8317
> Spokane, WA 99203
> Email:  bergdahl at wolfenet.com
> ph:  509 835 5233
> fax: call first
> cell:  509 999 1606
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neal Evenhuis <neale at BISHOPMUSEUM.ORG>
> To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
> Date: Monday, January 24, 2000 7:07 PM
>
>
> >>A species is never synonymized, a name is.   It would be important only if
> >>"your" name was a junior synonym.
> >>If it is a senior synonym, it sticks.
> >
> >
> >Touche --
> >
> >However, philosophically speaking, a species can be synonymized if it
> >dies out, say, due to human intervention. Then it becomes synonymous
> >with "extinct".
> >
> >Like "dead as a dodo".
> >
> >:)
> >
> >Neal Evenhuis
> >
>