Comment on Case 3560: Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): proposed replacement of unidentifiable name-bearing type by a neotype

摘要

Galton has recently applied for the designation of a neotype for the Late Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaur Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 under Article 75.5 of the Code. Whereas I support Galton's application to have Meyer (1837) rather than Meyer (1839) formally established as the authority for Plateosaurus engelhardti, there are issues that lead me to urge the Commission to reject his proposed designation of a neotype.