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Re: Carnosauria



From: Thomas_R_HOLTZ@umail.umd.edu (th81)
 > The type species of Epanterias is E. amplexus, which may predate
 > Creosaurus atrox (I'll have to check).  However, the type of
 > Epanterias was mixed Camarasaurus and allosaurid material, so it is
 > not at all certain which one should be the name holder.

The first reviser principle applies here.

Has this fact been published in a refereed journal?
Did the article (if it exists) say which portion was to retain
the name?

If the answer to either of these is no, then just puclish a short note
saying which parts of the original type are to be retained in the
restricted type, and you will "know".

[I would probably choose the allosaur material, unless the camarasaur
material is clearly a new genus].

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