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Re: paleonet Dinosaur Genera List update #198



In a message dated 2/6/03 3:20:37 PM EST, arindsberg@gsa.state.al.us writes:

<< In this case, the name Rutellum implicatum is clearly a nomen nudum, and
 could thus technically be published with a new author and date for another
 animal species. (It would be in poor taste, of course.) If the name were a
 nomen oblitum, then it would be suppressed for use, and no one would be free
 to use the name Rutellum implicatum in either Lhuyd's sense or for a new
 species. >>

This is an >excellent< point and I'll adopt it for the Dinosaur Genera List 
and The Dinosaur Catalogue. Should have thought of this myself!