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Re: Linnaeus
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Gary Rosenberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 May 1998 17:02:01 -0400
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>Is it true that in recognition to his contributions to taxonomy Linnaeus has
>been designated to be the type for Homo sapiens? Kind of silly, isn't it?
 
Yes, actually, it is true.  Someone designated Linnaeus as the lectotype of
Homo sapiens in 1957 as I recall. I'll see if I can dig up the reference
 
Gary

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