tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248412803814730250.post2349076961893431891..comments2024-03-17T01:48:59.504-07:00Comments on The Theropod Database Blog: Review of "A Field Guide to Mesozoic Birds and Other Winged Dinosaurs"Mickey Mortimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08831823442911513851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248412803814730250.post-72223204536649472482013-01-07T09:27:29.351-08:002013-01-07T09:27:29.351-08:00It's okay if the genus name for Euronychodon p...It's okay if the genus name for Euronychodon portucalensis was accidentally put in quotes. Euronychodon asiaticus comes from much older rocks than E. portucalensis, meaning that there's virtually no chance it will be kept in the same genus as E. portucalensis. You see, misidentification and reclassification are part of taxonomy and systematics because two different tooth types are placed in the same genus but may be shown to belong to different genera if a complete specimen is found that has those dental characters. The use of quotes in the generic part of the name Paronychodon caperatus also makes sense because that taxon comes from younger rocks than P. caperatus, meaning that it may be given a new generic name when future discoveries of skulls with Paronychodon-like teeth show that Paronychodon-type teeth belong to different taxa.Davidowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099864739987549261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248412803814730250.post-57089875764504236522013-01-07T05:00:36.531-08:002013-01-07T05:00:36.531-08:00:-) Thank you for clarifying that point!
Leonardo...:-) Thank you for clarifying that point!<br /><br />Leonardo A.<br />http://tempiprofondi.blogspot.it/Tempi Profondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235675491070751122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248412803814730250.post-4627126203328638302013-01-07T04:46:20.791-08:002013-01-07T04:46:20.791-08:00Just an (attempted) joke/Easter egg I'm afraid...Just an (attempted) joke/Easter egg I'm afraid ;)Matt Martyniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220900229537564466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248412803814730250.post-13663317529206262332013-01-07T00:45:14.038-08:002013-01-07T00:45:14.038-08:00Very interesting and detailed review, as usual. Th...Very interesting and detailed review, as usual. Thanks! Martyniuk's guide is a very interesting and fascinating book.<br />One thing that leaves me wondering about what the author really meant, is the inclusion of Zongker 2007 [http://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf; complete ref. listed on p. 191]. This is to be found in the section of the text about carotenoids, p. 48 (though about this topic cf. the short review written by Alan H. Brush, available at http://dml.cmnh.org/2012Dec/msg00088.html).<br />Any ideas? What is the underlying justification (if any) of this bizarre ref./joke?!<br /><br />Leonardo A.Tempi Profondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235675491070751122noreply@blogger.com