Posted by brundlefly on 11-03-2011 15:20
#4
MarcelP wrote:
By the way, stupid question, but what does cf. mean? Got a assumption, but what does it mean exactly?
It is not a stupid question. The short answer is that the abbreviation cf. stands for "confer" and in this case indicates that the species determination is uncertain.
A link to a pdf that describes the use of cf. and similar abbreviations in taxonomic nomenclature: http://palaeontology.palass-pubs.org/pdf/Vol%2031/Pages%20223-227.pdf