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Delphinosaurus
Merriam, 1905, nom. illeg.
(reptile)
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†Shastasauridae (Family)
..†Californosaurus (Genus)
..†Cymbospondylus (Genus)
..†Himalayasaurus (Genus)
..[†Himalayosaurus] (Genus)
..†Merriamia (Genus)
..†Pessosaurus (Genus)
..†Shastasaurus (Genus)
..†Shonisaurus (Genus)
..†Toretocnemus (Genus)
..[†Delphinosaurus] (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
J.C. Merriam, 1905, nom. praeocc.
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Merriam, J.C. 1905.
Amer. J. Sci.
(4)
19
/
169
(no. 109, art. 3), Jan 1905: 24 ("the name ... may be used", incl. footnote *).
≡
Attributes
Junior homonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc.) [ICZN]
Ref:
Wikimedia, 2001-present
: Californosaurus, 1 Jul 2025 (non "1853 by Eichwald").
Homonyms
Senior homonym
:
Delphinosaurus
(Genus)
Eichwald, 1853
Ref:
Wikimedia, 2001-present
: Californosaurus, 1 Jul 2025.
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
†
Californosaurus
(Genus)
Kuhn, 1934
Ref:
PBDB
: 5 Jun 2020.
Replacement name
:
†
Californosaurus
(Genus)
Kuhn, 1934
Ref:
Wikimedia, 2001-present
: Californosaurus, 1 Jul 2025.
Replacement name
:
†
Perrinosaurus
(Genus)
Merriam, 1938, nom. illeg., nom. dub.
Ref:
Wikimedia, 2001-present
: Californosaurus, 1 Jul 2025.
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