Opinion 2320 (Case 3536). Stegosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Ornithischia): type species replaced with Stegosaurus stenops Marsh, 1887

Citation

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2013). Opinion 2320 (Case 3536). Stegosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Ornithischia): type species replaced with Stegosaurus stenops Marsh, 1887. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70(2): 129-130. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature.

Cited by genera

• Stegosaurus

  Resolves Case 3536 (Galton, 2011). Sets aside all prior type-species fixations under plenary power and designates S. stenops Marsh, 1887 (holotype USNM 4934) as the new type species. Vote 22-3.