Posted by Bob Mozark on October 26, 2001 at 17:08:42 from 169.253.4.9:
In Reply to: Re: Yes, they ARE Great Northerns after all posted by DAN LIND on October 26, 2001 at 16:34:15:
It is not unusual for biologists to shift around the Latin names for species as proof of an earlier description under a different name is established and accepted. In paleontology it is quite common. Hence the long-standing failed effort to get the public to learn say Apatosaurus instead of Brontosaurus as Stephen Jay Gould touched on in his book "Bully for Brontosaurus".