Topic: pachyderm -> mammal

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

pleaseletmein

Member

The bulk update request #9929 is pending approval.

create alias pachyderm (120) -> mammal (3437416)
create alias pachydermata (0) -> mammal (3437416)

Reason: Pachydermata is an obsolete taxon that grouped elephants, rhinos, hippos, and tapirs together, none of which are actually closely related to one another https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachydermata.

This tag doesn't really fit into our species system, so I think invalidating it aliasing it away to mammal makes sense.

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Rupikonna

Member

Wouldn't aliasing it away to mammal be better option with less to clean up? Or is there some reason for why invalidating is better?

VotP

Member

rupikonna said:
Wouldn't aliasing it away to mammal be better option with less to clean up? Or is there some reason for why invalidating is better?

124 entries isn't a whole lot to clean up, to be fair.

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