Talk:Thecodontosaurus

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[edit] Described in 1836?

One of the books I have (The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals) says Thecodontosaurus was found in 1843, so unless this book is downright wrong (which I doubt; it's a very good and reliable source) the creature couldn't have been described in 1836. EDIT: Whoops, forgot to sign. Jerkov 20:27, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Weird. Every source I can find attributed Thecodontosaurus to Riley and Stutchbury 1836, and the type species T. antiquus to Morris 1843. My guess is that R & S named the genus but did not describe it or designate a type, which Morris did some time later. Sort of like with Rinchenia, only imagine the species mongoliensis hadn't already been named for Oviraptor--you'd have Rinchenia 1997 and the type species R. mongoliensis 2004. I think.Dinoguy2 02:45, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

That might be it. Since you have multiple sources pointing to 1836 and I have only one supporting 1843 I think it's best to stick to 1836. Also, my book doesn't explicitely say the remains found in 1843 were the first ones ever found of the creature, although it does strongly imply that. Jerkov 12:05, 7 June 2006 (UTC)