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Re: Dinosaurs from La Brea Tar Pits --??--



In a message dated 95-11-29 20:23:42 EST, bmw@uclink2.berkeley.edu (Ben
Waggoner) writes:

>What the sentence refers to is the bones of birds, such as _Teratornis_, 
>that were found in the tar pits, and under a phylogenetic classification
>are in fact dinosaurs, phylogeny being the only basis for a rational 
>classification. Right, George?
>
>[sheepish, yet sly chuckle]
>
>

You see the confusion that cladistics sows?