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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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