tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post4270496788367698078..comments2024-02-25T12:26:48.318-08:00Comments on Metazoica: New Family Posted: Earless Sea MonkeysDee TimmyHutchFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15186094514615567835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post-64790498449355989852009-01-26T17:11:00.000-08:002009-01-26T17:11:00.000-08:00Of course, these guys are descended from tree shre...Of course, these guys are descended from tree shrews, who are not exactly primates (but then again, they're more monkey than shrew).Metalraptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053007518293924808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post-62867489496803972572009-01-24T20:29:00.000-08:002009-01-24T20:29:00.000-08:00Well, if anyone else has an idea for a better comm...Well, if anyone else has an idea for a better common name, let me know.Dee TimmyHutchFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186094514615567835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post-46748407921892107062009-01-24T20:26:00.000-08:002009-01-24T20:26:00.000-08:00Not to mention that Proletarian used Pseudocetacea...Not to mention that Proletarian used Pseudocetacea for the his seal-whale creatures. I personally like the sea-monkey name, because it is sort of a pun on one of the myriad of common names for brine shrimp. But if the name must change, I would recomend a name that emphasizes their primate relationships, or their similarities to mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, or seals, since they do not look very whale-like to me. Perhaps if calling them Delphinadapids, meaning "dolphin-lemurs" and also after the type genus of the more advanced family, would make more sense.Metalraptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053007518293924808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post-50864288204276049812009-01-11T14:35:00.000-08:002009-01-11T14:35:00.000-08:00Well, I kinda want to keep the idea these are clos...Well, I kinda want to keep the idea these are closely related to the lemurs. Maybe "Enantioceti" could be like a major sub-order. I like the name. "Paracetacea" is already in use for a group of cetacean-like descendants of elephant shrews.Dee TimmyHutchFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186094514615567835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post-30396648220298692022009-01-11T12:16:00.000-08:002009-01-11T12:16:00.000-08:00I propose the name "Lutrodelphiformes" for this gr...I propose the name "Lutrodelphiformes" for this group. It means "otter dolphins" and emphasizes the otter features in dolphin-like animals. Also names like "Paracetacea", "Pseudocetacea" or even "Enantioceti" ("not true whales") may be used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post-53163605503239441572009-01-09T07:05:00.000-08:002009-01-09T07:05:00.000-08:00Well, it'll do until I can think of a better one.Well, it'll do until I can think of a better one.Dee TimmyHutchFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186094514615567835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938713220377547711.post-23610369633267746912009-01-08T22:54:00.000-08:002009-01-08T22:54:00.000-08:00Cassandra, just try to estimate... Can we call the...Cassandra, just try to estimate... Can we call these creatures "monkeys". Of course, we KNOW they are descendants of primates (I keep silence, keep silence, keep silence...). But imagine their discovery. First we see and name them, and only second we recognize their systematic position. I think their name is not so good for such animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com