Re: Fictional creatures in Gee & Rey's Field Guide to Dinosaurs

["Tim Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Ronald Orenstein <ornstn@rogers.com> wrote:

> Umm.. if you coined a name (even in jest) that refers to an actual taxon 
> haven't you (if inadvertently) named it under the Code of Zoological 
> Nomenclature?

The name requires a formal description in order to be valid.  Otherwise, we 
would have to recognize such horrible monikers as Clevelanotyrannus, 
Ichabodcraniosaurus and Elvisaurus.






Tim



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