[Taxacom] ancestor DNA (was LOL (was Re: New lizard species))

[J. Kirk Fitzhugh]

Taxa have DNA? There are fossil taxa? Never have I seen such individuals.

Kirk

On 6/10/2010 11:57 AM, Sergio Vargas wrote:
> Hi:
>
>    
>> ...Never heard of Ancient DNA yet or dinosaur amino acid sequences?
>> We have now genetic information of ancestors, isn't that great!
>>      
> I don't think one could call a fossil's DNA "ancestor DNA"... it
> should be called extinct taxon DNA... fossils are not ancestors, are
> just extinct taxa.
>
> sergio
>
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