@article {434, title = {Opinion 2486: Opinion 2486 (Case 3506) {\textendash}\ Allosaurus\ Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Theropoda):\  usage conserved by designation of a neotype for its type species\ Allosaurus\  fragilis\ Marsh, 1877}, journal = {Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature}, volume = {80}, year = {2023}, month = {12}, pages = {65-68}, type = {Opinion}, chapter = {65}, abstract = {

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the\  usage of the name\ Allosaurus\ Marsh, 1877, by designating specimen USNM 4734 as the neotype to replace\  the nondiagnostic holotype (YPM 1930) of\ Allosaurus fragilis\ Marsh, 1877. In their comment supporting Case 3506, Loewen \& Chure (2010) specified the skeletal elements (attributable to a single individual) that should\  constitute the neotype.

}, keywords = {Nomenclature, taxonomy, Dinosauria, Theropoda, Allosaurus, Allosaurus fragilis, dinosaur, Jurassic, North America, Europe}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v80.a015}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/bzn/article/view/84998} }