Re: *Rileyasuchus* and *Patricosaurus*

[Paul Zeus <pz8506@bristol.ac.uk>]

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Please note I did not say the following:

> >    Sorry-my sources put *Patricosaurus* in England and 
*Rileyasuchus* in
> >just plain Europe (I have a sneaking suspicion it's from Germany, as
von
> >Huene coined the predecessor name *Rileya* [which proved to be
> >preoccupied and was renamed *Rileyasuchus*])
>
> _Rileyasuchus_ Kuhn 1961, formerly _Rileya_ von Huene, 1902 - renamed
> because it was preoccupied (Howard, 1888) - type species _R. 
bristolensis_
> (von Huene, 1902).  As the species name suggests, it comes from 
Bristol in
> England, I think from the same horizon that yielded the 
_Thecodontosaurus
> antiquus_ type material.  I'm not sure excatly what the type material
is,
> but I've heard it could be a herrerasaurid.
>
> _Patricosaurus merocratus_ Seeley, 1887 - I know nothing about this
critter.
>
Justin S Tweet must take the credit for the above.  What I did say was:

> Don't tell me - they were discovered in the Emerald Isle!  
 -  "Patrick O'Suchus and Riley O'Saurus

Apologies for what passes for my humor!

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