A Megalosaurus aside (was RE: tweet-tweet)

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of T. Michael Keesey
>
> I think it is likely that "Dinosauria" will receive a 
> definition along these lines under the PhyloCode: "the last 
> common ancestor of _Megalosaurus bucklandi_ von Meyer 1832, 

As per Benson et al.'s excellent review in the latest Palaeontology, the
correct complete species name for this dinosaur is _Megalosaurus bucklandii_
Mantell 1827.


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