Assignment:
1. What are the difficulties with using Appropriateness as a principle for determining valid species names?
2. What are the major strengths and weaknesses of using Priority to determine valid species names?
3. When was the Plenary Powers rule adopted and what problems does it solve?
4. Why was Othniel Marsh seemingly prone to making rushed identifications that lacked thorough consideration? Why was Brontosaurus eventually considered an invalid name?
5. What does the author mean by the following statement?: "Equality is a magnificent system for human rights and morality in general, but not for the evaluation of information."
6. True or False: This article makes the point that Brontosaurus is a unique situation; species names rarely change in scientific discourse.
7. Explain (in very general terms) on what basis researchers validated the name Brontosaurus. Does an appeal to Plenary Powers apply here, or is that irrelevant in this case?
cond Reading: https://www.theguardian.com/science/lost-worlds/2015/apr/07/the-thunder-lizard-returns-brontosaurus-resurrected