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Because of rules governing the scientific naming of animals, Cope would forever be credited with the names believed to have been chosen by Scammon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Subjecting species names to cultural fashions would undermine the stability in scientific naming, the commissioners stated.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023