New Squamate classification

[John Grehan]

After what I have seen with the incongruence of orangutan morphology and sequence similarities I would suggest that Hedges et al latest effort to overturn morphology be taken with a lot of caution - particuarly if any of the morphological incongruence is well corroborated. It looks like, however, the authors don't even consider morphology a science - as in the quote below, the reality of phylogeny rests entirely with sequence similarities.
 
"Because the current tree has been widely accepted for nearly a century, I think there is going to be a delay of maybe a few years before the general scientific community gets used to the new tree," Vidal says. "If other research groups working in this area find the same pattern with additional genes, then I believe the scientific community may accept these results more quickly." 
 

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Subject: [TAXACOM] New Squamate classification



See http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/ps-gos112205.php

Lynn Raw
London, UK


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