Re: Ampelosaurus atacis (posted for D. Campbell)

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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 09:36:22 -0500
To: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk
From: bivalve@email.unc.edu (David Campbell)
Subject: Re: Ampelosaurus atacis

Since this article doesn't contain an adequate description (there's no
formal type designation, etc.), this would be a nomen nudum.  It might be
attributable to the author of the Science summary.  This sort of thing can
cause a lot of trouble and appeals to the ICZN plenary powers in extreme
cases.
Does the use of the name on Paleonet count as a publication? ;)

David Campbell   "old seashells"
Department of Geology
CB 3315 Mitchell Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599-3315
bivalve@email.unc.edu