Talk:List of obsolete taxa

Eulipotyphla
MSW3 does not use Eulipotyphla. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:11, 22 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I know, but the MSW 3 classification seems to be out of date in this case, as molecular data clearly show that MSW 3's Soricomorpha is non-monophyletic (hedgehogs and shrews are more closely related to each other than to moles), which would suggest a return to Eulipotyphla. I think clearly shows that Eulipotyphla is still in use, slightly more so than Soricomorpha. I think this list should focus on long-defunct taxa rather than on taxonomic disputes that are still in existance. Ucucha 16:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok. Sounds good to me. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:29, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Carcharocles
I recently found out that Megalodon, as a species, has been reclassified at least three times since its discovery in 1835. First, it was thought of as a relative of the Great White Shark and placed under the genus Charcharodon. Then, it was moved to the genus Carcharocles in the 1990s. Later fossil examination revealed that there is no meaningful distinction between the genus Carcharocles and another named Otodus, in the family Otodontidae. All four known members of Carcharocles were subsequently renamed Otodus. So now it’s Otodus megalodon. 24.129.225.138 (talk) 14:35, 2 March 2024 (UTC)