[Taxacom] morphology and molecules again

[Jason Mate]

> So there you have it. Molecular systematics continues to be propagated
> as the holy truth of phylogeny. What never ceases to amaze me is how
> phylogenetic morphologists, whether dealing with living or fossil taxa,
> are so keen to prostrate themselves before this supposed molecular
> authority.

John, I don´t see the kow-towing. The question posed and tested was congruence between data types. In general there is congruence (this is more often the norm) and that is a relief, in particular if you are, like the authors, a paleontologist. If there is discrepancy then you have a problem, and you tend to put your faith on the "better" dataset. How you define "better"...... that is a different topic.



Best

Jason

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