Opinion 2425. Diplodocus Marsh, 1878 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Diplodocus longus Marsh, 1878 maintained as the type species

Citation

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2018). Opinion 2425. Diplodocus Marsh, 1878 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda): Diplodocus longus Marsh, 1878 maintained as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 75: a062. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. doi:10.21805/bzn.v75.a062

Cited by genera

• Diplodocus

  Resolves Case 3700 (Tschopp and Mateus, 2016 application). The Commission voted 16-4-1 against using plenary power to switch the type species; D. longus is maintained as the type of Diplodocus.