Gregg’s Paradox and Cladistic Taxonomy

In Paul Needham & Jan Odelstad (eds.), Changing Positions: Essays Dedicated to Lars Lindahl. Uppsala, Sverige: pp. 151-166 (1986)
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A solution to Gregg’s paradox is suggested in the spirit of cladistic taxonomy by inverting the usual order in which rank is assigned and working from the apex of the tree.

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