Taxonomy does not imply evolution. However, the most commonly used taxonomic methods today are based on the concept of evolution. There's no intrinsic reason that taxonomy has to be based on common ancestry. read more
Taxonomy does not imply evolution. However, the most commonly used taxonomic methods today are based on the concept of evolution. There's no intrinsic reason that taxonomy has to be based on common ancestry. Linneaus certainly didn't have any belief in common ancestry (he died decades before Origin of Species was published). read more
The Linnaean Taxonomy is a rank-based classification system. When Linnaeus first proposed it in 1735, in his famous Systema Naturae, he created 5 ranks: Regnum, Classis, Ordo, Genus and Species (in Latin). read more