Holotype fragment (botany)

[Barry Oconnor]

On Jan 12, 2006, at 12:23 PM, Richard Jensen wrote:
>  ...Could a mammalian name be based solely on the left hind foot of the
> animal?  Could an insect name be based on just the thorax?  Could a
> tapeworm
> name be based on a single segment?...

Happens in animal Paleontology all the time! - Barry
>
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