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Taxon: Genus †"Arkansaurus" Quinn, 1973, nom. ined., nom. dub. (dinosaur)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  J.H. Quinn, 1973, nom. ined., nom. dub.
Questionably Unavailable original name:  Quinn, J.H. 1973. Nashville News, Mar 1973. [unnamed?]. ≡ [uncertain]
Original name:  Quinn, J.H. 1973. Geol. Soc. Amer. S.-Cent. Sect. Abstr. Prog. 5 (3): [nom. ined.].
Source for the authorship:  Braden, A.K. 1998. Brochure Arkansas Geological Survey: 3 ("Dr. James Harrison Quinn", "1973", "informally gave our dinosaur the name "Arkansaurus fridayi"").

Attributes

Unpublished name ([nom.] ined.) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 8, 9] Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991. Mesozoic Meanderings (no. 2): 121 ("to be described").
Nomen dubium (nom. dub.) Ref: D. Lambert & the Diagram Group, 1991(1997). Revised and updated to include the latest discoveries. Gramercy Books, New York: 44 ("Identity doubtful").

Variants

Available name: †Arkansaurus (Genus) Hunt & Quinn, 2018 Ref: G. Olshevsky (comp.), 2000-2021: 30 Oct 2018. [implicit]
Incorrect spelling: †Arkanosaurus (Genus) Sattler, 1983, nom. ined., orth. inval. Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 121.

Synonyms

Possibly Accepted name (subjective): †Archaeornithomimus (Genus) Russell, 1972 Ref: D. Lambert & the Diagram Group, 1991(1997): 44.
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