History and nomenclature of the theropod dinosaur tracksBueckeburgichnusandMegalosauripus
| Autor: | Tony Thulborn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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| Zdroj: | Ichnos. 8:207-222 |
| ISSN: | 1563-5236 1042-0940 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10420940109380188 |
| Popis: | The most recent account of Bueckeburgichnus maximus Kuhn 1958, a distinctive theropod dinosaur track from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany, is shown to be based on a referred specimen mistakenly identified as the holotype and the correct name of this taxon is deemed to be Megalosauripus maximus (Kuhn 1958). This minor revision has important consequences for nomenclature of the many European, Asian, North American and Australian dinosaur tracks attributed to megalosaurian theropods. Many of those tracks were named Megalosauripus, but that name has a confusing multiplicity of meanings and it should be restricted to the highly characteristic dinosaur track formerly identified as Bueckeburgichnus. Other tracks named "Megalosauripus”; (in its several other senses) will require new nomenclature, despite their extensive and repeated revision since 1996. It is recommended that future revision should adopt conventions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Although previous revisions expressed an int... |
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