Talk:Streptospondylus

Clarification
This page needs clarification. The type species of Streptospondylus von Meyer, 1832 is S. altdorfensis von Meyer, 1832, and S. cuvieri is not synoymous with altdorfensis, nor is it synonymous with Eusteptospondylus (Allain, 2001). The four other species of Streptospondylus, S. grandis, S. rostromajor, S. recentior, and S. meyeri, should be removed from this page, as they are synonymous with Iguanodon anglicus.

R. Allain. 2001. Redescription de Streptospondylus altdorfensis, le dinosaure théropode de Cuvier, du Jurassique de Normandie [Redescription of Streptospondylus altdorfensis, Cuvier's theropod dinosaur from the Jurassic of Normandy]. Geodiversitas 23(3):349-367.

Streptospondylus major
Delair (1966) considered Streptospondylus major to be a valid species of Iguanodon, as Iguanodon major, but his proposal has gone unnoticed in the literature except Naish and Martill (2008). However, it should be noted that the original description of Streptospondylus major by Owen (1842) was based not only on a cervical from Cuckfield, West Sussex but also similar cervicals from Brook Point and Culver Cliff on the Isle of Wight. However, such remains are sparse to uphold Streptospondylus major as a synonym of Iguanodon, so Streptospondylus major is probably a nomen dubium referrable to Iguanodontia indet.

Streptospondylus meyeri is based on an isolated cervical (or anterior dorsal) from Brook Point, Isle of Wight (Owen 1854). However, this species has remained unstudied since Owen (1854) and the taxonomic status of S. meyeri has not yet been determined, but is probably a nomen dubium since one vertebrae is not sufficient grounds for establishing a new species.

Streptospondylus grandis is a nomen nudum because Hulke (1879) does not provide a description.

Delair, J. B., 1966, New records of dinosaurs and other fossil reptiles from Dorset: Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, v. 87, p. 28-37.

Naish, Darren; and Martill, David M. (2008). "Dinosaurs of Great Britain and the role of the Geological Society of London in their discovery: Ornithischia". Journal of the Geological Society, London 165 (3): 613–623.

Owen, Richard (1854). "Descriptive catalogue of the Fossil organic remains of Reptilia and Pisces contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England." London p. 1–184

J. W. Hulke. 1879. Vectisaurus valdensis, a new Wealden dinosaur. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 35:421-424.68.4.61.168 (talk) 17:56, 23 February 2012 (UTC)Vahe Demirjian