@article {15, title = {The authorship of Astrodon (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Leidy, 1865 not Johnston, 1859}, journal = {Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature}, volume = {80}, number = {1}, year = {2023}, month = {12}, pages = {109-111}, type = {Case}, chapter = {109}, abstract = {

The authorship of the sauropod dinosaur genus Astrodon is frequently cited as\ Johnston, 1859, and its type species Astrodon johnstoni is usually cited as Leidy, 1865.\ Although Johnston{\textquoteright}s publication does satisfy the\ Code{\textquoteright}s requirements for published\ work, the lack of description means it does not satisfy the criteria of\  availability in\ Article 12 for names published before 1931. Astrodon was a nomen nudum until it was\ made\  available by Leidy in his subsequent description of the nominal genus with its\ single new nominal species. The correct authorship of both the genus Astrodon and its\ type species Astrodon johnstoni is therefore Leidy, 1865.

}, keywords = {Nomenclature, authorship, Dinosauria, Sauropoda, Astrodon, Cretaceous}, issn = {2057-0570}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v80.a031}, author = {McDavid, Skye N and Perkins, Jack} }