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In the field of taxonomy, a junior synonym refers to a scientific name that has been assigned to a species or taxon that already has an established, older scientific name. It indicates that a newer name has been proposed but should not be used or accepted as the valid or official name. Junior synonyms arise due to taxonomic revisions, errors, or changes in species classification over time
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  • In zoological nomenclature, a name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name.

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This name is now recognised as a junior synonym.
It may be a junior synonym of the contemporary Bahariasaurus.
It is possible garleppi should be considered a junior synonym of tarapacensis.
A junior synonym is Capra falconeri jerdoni.
Centrolene scirtetes might be a junior synonym of this species.
Another junior synonym of Tanystropheus is Procerosaurus.
Olethreutidae is a junior synonym.
It is thus a junior synonym of Thecodontosaurus antiquus.
Proserpina and the subspecies ligyra cerberus trifigurata is considered junior synonym of gen.
The taxon adolphi is considered a junior synonym of saturatus by most authorities.
Family Parathelphusidae is now considered as a junior synonym.
Euprepis itself is a junior synonym of Mabuya.
Junior synonym of Ichthyosaurus.
Agrosaurus is a nomen dubium or a junior synonym of Thecodontosaurus.
It may a junior synonym of Typothorax coccinarum, another aetosaur.

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Angustolenellus is now regarded a junior synonym of Mesonacis.
It may be a junior synonym of Stagonolepis as its pelvis closely resembles that of S. robertsoni.
Diceratus is thus considered a junior synonym of Nedoceratops.
It was formerly called T. dianae, but that has been shown to be a junior synonym.
It was formerly regarded as a junior synonym of the genus Dasyatis.
However, since Brygmophyseter was published first, Naganocetus is considered to be a junior synonym.
It is probably a junior synonym of Nectocaris pteryx.
The gastropod genus Bartonia is nowadays usually regarded as a junior synonym of Pseudoneptunea.
It is possibly a junior synonym of Hallopus victor.
Nishikawa advocates that the family Ikedidae be regarded as a junior synonym of Echiuridae.
This is thus a junior synonym of Ceratops.
It was recently reinstated after existing for some time as a junior synonym of Bocoa.
Letoverpeton is a junior synonym of Discosauriscus.
He also suggested that Opisthocoelicaudia may eventually be shown to be a junior synonym of Nemegtosaurus.
It may be a junior synonym of Eocaiman.
Older aquarium books often refer to this species by the junior synonym Pristella riddlei.
Conybeari is also a junior synonym of the older name Cetiosaurus brevis.
The genus name should now be regarded as a junior synonym of Schistosoma.
Currie was also a junior synonym of Saurornithoididae Troodontidae.
Some authors have suggested that Tianzhenosaurus is actually a junior synonym of Saichania chulsanensis.
Torosaurus would be a junior synonym of Triceratops, the latter name having priority.
Catostomoidea is usually treated as a junior synonym of Cobitioidea.
Pterodactylus longirostris is a junior synonym of Ornithocephalus antiquus, but Pterodactylus replaced Ornithocephalus through popular use.
They concluded that Oohkotokia is a junior synonym of Scolosaurus.
Several species were formerly separated in Ecpantheria, which is now regarded as a junior synonym.
It is now considered a junior synonym of Carcharocles.
The family is often commonly called Corcoracidae, however this is the junior synonym.
This was often considered a junior synonym of Torvosaurus.
The largest tribe is called Lethina, with Parargina usually treated as a junior synonym.
It is now considered as a junior synonym of the genus Rusina.
However, the name slipped into obscurity and Wellnhofer considered it a junior synonym of P. kochi.
This taxon is regarded as a junior synonym of Iodotropheus sprengerae by some authorities.
Later authors have recognized Pristiurus as a junior synonym of Galeus.
Now it 's considered a junior synonym of Thecodontosaurus antiquus.
Antirrhininae Speta is a junior synonym.

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