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Re: [dinosaur] Do people still use Troodon?



Dawid Mazurek wrote:

> From what I understand, the holotype of Ceratops is still considered as 
> belonging to Ceratopsidae.

Yes.  It has to.

> Even if the name is nomen dubium, the animal was real.

The holotype belonged to a real animal.  But _Ceratops_ is a nomen
dubium  - so there is no taxon called _Ceratops_.