Re: KT boundry event

On Wed, 17 May 2006 06:29:07 -0700, UC wrote:

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Merriam-Webster Third New International (Unabridged)
"Main Entry:dinosauria
Pronunciation:*d*n**s*r**
Function:noun plural
Usage:capitalized
Etymology:New Latin, from din- + -sauria

: a group of extinct reptiles widely distributed from the Triassic to
the Mesozoic initially differing little from the generalized
long-tailed quadrupedal common ancestors of modern birds and
crocodilians but later becoming specialized for chiefly terrestrial
carnivorous or herbivorous modes of life into distinct bipedal and
quadrupedal groups, the latter including the largest known land animals
compare BRONTOSAURUS, DIPLODOCUS, ORNITHISCHIA, SAURISCHIA,
THECODONTIA

Why do you quote this definition, when you say below that you disagree
with it?

[...]
I disagree about mixing taxonomic and descriptive material toogether.

But the definition you quote is mostly descriptive, not taxonomic.
A taxonomic definition of dinosaurs includes birds.

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