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Why do classification systems change over time?

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Scientists find new evidence of species. (A)

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Classification systems are only as good as the criteria used to create them. Over time, those criteria that are considered "obsolete" will be trashed and new criteria developed. In this way, systems stay both relevant but able to reach across generations.
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