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chained_bear commented on the word saltriosaurus
"an unpublished and informal name for a meat-eating dinosaur found in a quarry near Saltrio, in northern Italy.... named by Dal Sasso (it is a nomen nudum)." (enchantedlearning.com)
August 31, 2008
mollusque commented on the word saltriosaurus
Enchantedlearning is wrong again. Saltriosaurus is a nomen nudum because a type species wasn't designated when it was published, not because it is unpublished.
August 31, 2008
bilby commented on the word saltriosaurus
Yes. I suspect this was actually a pasta-eating dinosaur.
August 31, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word saltriosaurus
Well, it is a site for home-schoolers, and that's another good reason for always including a citation. Thanks for setting the record straight.
August 31, 2008