Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWelcome to the Monkey Houselemmy.worldimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1910
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minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoWe’re not monkeys, we’re apes. Different taxonomic families.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year 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”