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Tutorial 44: how to avoid using a preoccupied name for your new genus

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Date: 2024-08-12 22:44:47
Blog: Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week
URL: https://svpow.com/2024/08/12/tutorial-44-how-to-avoid-using-a-preoccupied-name-for-your-new-genus/

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The world is full of wonderful animals, both extant and extinct, and they all have names. As a result, it’s fairly common for newly named animals to be given names already in use — as for example with the giant Miocene sperm whale “Leviathan“ (now Livyatan). BUt there are ways to avoid walking into this […]

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