The holotype of the enigmatic Philippine snake, Lycodon tessellatus Jan 1863, not examined by any snake taxonomist after its original and supplementary descriptions in the middle-late 19th century, was located in the collection of the Naturhistorischen Museums in Vienna. Examination of this ...
Redescription of the holotype of the Miocene crocodylian Mourasuchus arendsi (Alligatoroidea, Caimaninae) and perspectives on the taxonomy of the speciesMourasuchusCrocodyliaAlligatoroideaCaimaninaeMioceneSouth AmericaThe Miocene crocodyliform fauna of South America is one of the most diverse of ...
R. 2008. Cranial anatomy and taxonomy of Dolichorhynchops bonneri new combination, a polycotylid plesiosaur from the Pierre Shale of Wyoming and South Dakota. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3): 664-676.Riggs, E. S. 1944. A new polycotylid plesiosaur. University of Kansas Science ...
Nuclear Staining in Algal Herbarium Material: A Reappraisal of the Holotype of Callithamnion decompositum J. Agardh (Rhodophyta)plant morphology, aglaothamnion fasciculatum, comb. nov., comsothamnion decompositum, comb. nov., Rhodophycota, new combination, taxonomy, aglaothamnion roseum, comb...
taxonomygeochemistrycyst wall compositionFTIRdinosporinThe genus Spiniferites currently encompasses 142 dinoflagellate cyst species. Some Spiniferites species are difficult to identify because of an incomplete or doubtful description, and/or substandard iconography. This study re-describes and re-illustrates ...
taxonomyherbarium specimennomenclatureBalkan PeninsulaAlyssum austrodalmaticum was originally described as an endemic species from southern Croatia. It has been considered a dubious taxon because its holotype specimen got lost and because of the scant information contained in the protologue. To settle the...
were deposited in herbaria other than those stated in the protologues.We physically verified types of names of new taxa published in eight selected taxonomy journals from 1990-2004 and found that holotypes of 12 names were deposited in herbaria other than what had been stated in the protologues...
NomenclaturetaxonomyMyriapodaPauropodaScleropauropusScleropauropus hastiferScleropauropus lyriferpauropodsEuropeThesis (M.S. in I.E.)--Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1987. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-107).Ulf Scheller...
Tetrapod ichnotaxonomyThe vertebrate track Laiyangpus liui, from the Lower Cretaceous of Shandong Province in China has been the subject of misunderstanding and misinterpretation since it was discovered and named in 1960, and reposited in the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology ...
The Odorrana schmackeri sensu lato is a group of cascade frogs that are widely distributed in southern China.However,their taxonomy has long been unresolved and several cryptic species have been reported in the past decade.Previous analyses revealed the existence of three sympatric species(i.e.,O...