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Valid Publication in Transactions
- When
- 1824
- Where
- Geological Society of London
The descriptions of the bones in the Transactions of the Geological Society in 1824 constituted a valid publication of the name Megalosaurus.
Prior to this, the name had been announced by James Parkinson in 1822 but was considered a nomen nudum. Buckland's work in 1823, urged by Cuvier, led to the formal recognition in 1824.
Sources
- Megalosaurus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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