Why Laurasiatheria?

[angriplatypus]

Love the game and excited to see it continue to grow, but a minor nitpick from an evolutionary biology student.

Why are there categories for both Laurasiatheria and Carnivora? Both are valid clades, BUT the order Carnivora falls WITHIN Laurasiatheria (as do many other orders). I understand that they probably are looking for an all-encompassing category for ungulates (Artiodactyla + Perissodactyla, and potentially others like the Notoungulata), but Laurasiatheria is too broad for this purpose, considering that it already encompasses another category already in the game. It would be like having Therapoda and also Saurischia as categories. Perhaps they could use a more specific classification, like the Ungulata, instead? Or treat each order of ungulates or other mammals as separate categories? Or lump Carnivorans into the Laurasiatheria category too? Though that last option might not help very much in organizing the mammals.

[Mau]

Hey, we're actually gonna update this soon!

[angriplatypus]

Originally posted by Mau:

Hey, we're actually gonna update this soon!

That's awesome to hear! I love how much attention to detail this game has, so it was odd to see that inconsistency, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised that it's already being worked on.