Antrodemus
| Antrodemus Temporal range: Late Jurassic
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| Genus: | Antrodemus Leidy, 1870
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A. valens (Leidy, 1870 [originally Poekilopleuron valens]) (type) | |
Antrodemus valens is a scientific name assigned by American paleontologist Joseph Leidy in 1870[1] to a very fragmentary allosaurid fossil from the Morrison Formation. Leidy originally classified the specimen as a new species of Poekilopleuron, but placed it in its own genus soon after. Although the specimen quite possibly belonged to Allosaurus (and, indeed, some older dinosaur books listed Allosaurus as Antrodemus, because the latter name was specified first), it is impossible to determine this with any degree of accuracy due to the scanty remains of the holotype. Today, Antrodemus is considered a dubious name of little scientific value.
References
- ^ Leidy J (1870). Remarks on Poicilopleuron valens, Clidastes intermedius, Leiodon proriger, Baptemys wyomingensis, and Emys stevensonianus. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1870: 3-5
