Addendum to ‘Revision of the Late Jurassic teleosaurid genus Machimosaurus (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia)’

Abstract

This addendum is to ensure that the ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) Code criteria for the availability of new nomenclatural acts are satisfied. In our original publication [1], the newly established taxon Machimosaurus buffetauti was not named in accordance with the ICZN Code, specifically it failed to fulfil Article 8.5.3. This addendum, being a ‘corrigendum’ in the sense of the Glossary of the Code, should be consulted alongside the original publication [1]. However, it is this addendum that fulfils the ICZN Code criteria for establishing the name M. buffetauti . As such, the date of publication and nominal authority of that nomenclatural act is the date that this addendum has been published. This addendum fulfils Article 8.5.3 of the ICZN Code, namely to ‘be registered in the Official Register of Zoological Nomenclature (ZooBank) (see Article 78.2.4)’. Thus, we have officially registered the new nomenculatural act M. buffetauti (in addition to registering the genus, type species and the publication establishing them). Note that at present (14/Jan/2015), ZooBank only accepts new names, as other nomenclatural acts (such as amendment of spellings) are not currently supported. As such, Machimosaurus is currently registered under Madrimosaurus (see [1] for details). Below are the resultant LSIDs (Life Science Identifiers), and we provide an updated Systematic Palaeontology section from Young et al . [1] thus ensuring M. buffetauti sp. nov. is now a valid name. In addition to being registered with ZooBank, and having the LSIDs recorded within, the electronic edition of this work was published in a journal with an ISSN, and has been archived and is available from the following digital repositories: CLOCKSS and PORTICO. Institutional abbreviations. DFMMh, Dinosaurier-Freilichtmuseum Munchehagen, Lower Saxony, Germany; GPIT, Palaontologische Sammlung der …