RE: When carnivores kill other carnivores... addendum

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

I wrote:

> I follow Rauhut in recognizing that _Altispinax_ is the valid name for the 
> tall-spined Wealden theropod from England.  Rauhut's rationale is that 
> Huene explicitly proposed the name _Altispinax_ for the distinctive 
> vertebrae, not for the indeterminate tooth that was originally named 
> _Megalosaurus dunkeri_.

Thus, the correct name of this theropod would be _Altispinax altispinax_ 
(with _Acrocanthosaurus altispinax_ and _Becklespinax altispinax_ as 
objective junior synonyms), according to Rauhut.  The tooth would remain 
_Megalosaurus dunkeri_, and is a nomen dubium.

While on the subject of nomenclature...

> Inferior Oolite-
> Magnosaurus
> "Walkersaurus"

The latter is still _"Megalosaurus" hesperis_ to me - and it will remain so 
until somebody gets around to formally re-naming this species 
("Walkersaurus" doesn't count).   I do hate these nomina nuda....  Grrrr.

;-)

Cheers

Tim