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To add to our discussion of the need for a sasquatch type specimen, that is, a holotype, it need not be a complete specimen. In fact, for most fossil species, complete specimens are rare. For example, attached is a photo of the holotype for Homo neanderthalensis Fortunately, since the designation of that species in 1864, we have gained about 400 reference specimens (some of them nearly complete), which have contributed greatly to our understanding of H. neanderthalensis morphology. By the way, to my knowledge, there is no holotype for the species Homo sapiens. Rather, a lectotype has been designated (I am guessing by the Committee on Zoological Nomenclature) – the remains of Carl Linnaeus, which reside in the Uppsala Cathedral in Uppsala, Sweden rather than in a museum as is the case for nearly all other type specimens.

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The SGS lab article states that they did the tests at no cost to Daniel, as they were impressed by his interest and enthusiasm about the eDNA field.