Flying SquidM to Lemmy [email protected] • 8 months agoWelcome to the Monkey Houselemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1948arrow-down121
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minus-square@gnutrinolinkEnglish6•8 months agoWe’re not monkeys, we’re apes. Different taxonomic families.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•8 months agoThe group that includes all monkeys and excludes apes is paraphyletic which is avoided in modern taxonomy. Either use it in a way that includes all simians or don’t use it at all. Either way, it’s a higher order than “family”
We’re not monkeys, we’re apes. Different taxonomic families.
The group that includes all monkeys and excludes apes is paraphyletic which is avoided in modern taxonomy. Either use it in a way that includes all simians or don’t use it at all. Either way, it’s a higher order than “family”