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Erratum: In response to a question from a viewer, let me clarify that "Sinopliosaurus weiyuanensis" is still considered a plesiosaur. It is only "Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis" that is considered nomen dubium. I should have been specific, as what I said implied the entire genus Sinopliosaurus is invalid. It is not.
Indeed, Sinopliosaurus weiyuanensis having been named first, its use takes precedence, and the genus should in fact be considered a plesiosaur for now. In that light, "Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis" should not even be considered nomen dubium, but completely invalid altogether.
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Today we have another controversial offering from PNSO, the “Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis”.
Based on some teeth, and following a very convoluted path from plesiosaur to spinosaurid, this very interesting dinosaur is as yet still nomen dubium. Nonetheless, PNSO has decided to honour it with its usually amazing rendition of detail, sculpt and paint, resulting in a beautiful spinosaurid that I have not seen since PNSO’s very own Spinosaurus.
The aesthetics are beautiful, and whether you want to consider it a Suchomimus, Siamosaurus, or even just “Sinopliosaurus”, this is a model that is worthy of consideration, even as a symbol of the convoluted paths our dinosaurs sometimes take from bonebed to book.
Reference:
Hendrickx C., Mateus O., and Araújo R. "A Proposed Terminology of Theropod Teeth (Dinosauria, Saurischia)," Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(5), (1 September 2015). doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2015...
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