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   ubi (ubi@ecoevo.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 02:18:38 JST ubi

   Is anyone aware of anything about the history of the development of the concept of Holotypes and Type specimens?

   I'm interested in the history of science and philosophical underpinnings of type specimens.

   #biology #taxonomy #Palaeontology #AcademicChatter

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     rsp (rspfau@ecoevo.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 02:18:36 JST rsp

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     @ubi if not too late, check out https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/427306

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     ubi (ubi@ecoevo.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2026 10:10:17 JST ubi

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     @rspfau thanks. This is helpful.