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The correct authorship of Coloradisaurus (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): Galton, 1990, not Lambert, 1983

Tyler Greenfield, Gunnar Bivens, André Fonseca, “The correct authorship of Coloradisaurus (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): Galton, 1990, not Lambert, 1983”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

Until now, authorship of the sauropodomorph dinosaur genus Coloradisaurus has been attributed to Lambert, 1983. Here we demonstrate that Lambert’s work does not meet the requirements of Articles 13.1 and 13.3 of the Code for availability of this name, therefore it is a nomen nudum in that....

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The authorship of Astrodon (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Leidy, 1865 not Johnston, 1859

Skye N. McDavid, Jack Perkins, “The authorship of Astrodon (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Leidy, 1865 not Johnston, 1859”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 80, no. 1, pp. 109-111, 2023.

The authorship of the sauropod dinosaur genus Astrodon is frequently cited as Johnston, 1859, and its type species Astrodon johnstoni is usually cited as Leidy, 1865. Although Johnston’s publication does satisfy the Code’s requirements for published work, the lack of description means it does not satisfy the....

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