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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:04:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: [unknown]
To: phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: Re: Panstems
I'd like to point out that the way some avian "orders" are used, on= e can argue they already represent either crowns OR panstems, and shift depending on the observer's wishes -- the recent thrust to name panst= ems to include them not-withstanding, fossil ancestors of avian "orders" = have nearly always been included in the taxon (save those coined as "order= s" on their own, despite being closer or even included in the ansectry of o= ther taxa), arguing they were being utilized as panstems, even if not recognized as such. So true, too, of mammalian "orders." Cheers, =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Jaime A. Headden Little steps are often the hardest to take. We are too used to mak= ing leaps in the face of adversity, that a simple skip is so hard to = do. We should all learn to walk soft, walk small, see the world arou= nd us rather than zoom by it. "Innocent, unbiased observation is a myth." --- P.B. Medawar (1969) =09=09 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail=20