Talk:Bahariya Formation

Erectopus
Erectopus sauvagei is a junior objective synonym of E. superbus (Allain 2005), since Sauvage (1882) did not intend E. superbus to be based on the teeth that Huene (1932) incorrectly regarded as being the holotype of E. superbus, nor did Sauvage (1882) designate a holotype for E. superbus. Since Allain did not address the taxonomic affinities of a tibia referred to Erectopus by Stromer (1934), it is best to remove Erectopus from the species list

Allain, R. 2005. The enigmatic theropod dinosaur Erectopus superbus (Sauvage, 1882) from the Lower Albian of Louppy-le-Château (Meuse, France). in Carpenter, K. 2005. The Carnivorous Dinosaurs, Indiana University Press: 72-86.

Sauvage, H.-É., 1882, "Recherches sur les reptiles trouvés dans le Gault de l'est du bassin de Paris", Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France, série 3 2(4): 1-42

Huene, F. von, 1932. Die fossile Reptil-Ordnung Saurischia, ihre Entwicklung und Geschichte. Monographien zur Geologie und Palaeontologie, ser. 1: 1-361.

E. Stromer. 1934. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltierreste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 13. Dinosauria [Results of the expeditions of Professor E. Stromer in the Egyptian deserts. II. Vertebrate animal remains from the Baharîje bed (lowest Cenomanian). 13. Dinosauria]. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 22:1-79. 68.4.61.168 (talk) 22:42, 11 February 2012 (UTC)Vahe Demirjian