Walkersaurus

Walkersaurus

"Walkersaurus" is mentioned by palaeontologists Welles, Powell and Pickering in a comparative study of "Dilophosaurus breedorum", as a new name for "Megalosaurus hesperis",Waldman, M. (1974). Megalosaurids from the Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) of Dorset. "Palaeontology" 17(2):325-339.] a theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Dorset, England. However, they do not describe the fossil, nor go into a detailed justification of the change of genus. Therefore, "Walkersaurus" remains a "nomen nudum". A new genus name may be employed at some point, as other authors have elected to refer to the taxon as "Megalosaurus" "hesperis".Holtz, Jr., T.R., Molnar, R.E., and Currie, P.J. (2004). Basal Tetanurae. In: Weishampel, D.B., Dodson, P., and Osmólska, H. (eds.). "The Dinosauria" (second edition). University of California Press:Berkeley, 71-110.]

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External links

* [http://dml.cmnh.org/1999Dec/msg00097.html "Walkersaurus" on the Dinosaur Mailing List]
* [http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/dorzet.htm Dinosaur of Dorset site]


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