Comments on: Strangest Dinosaur Names. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: onur http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-216984 onur Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:13:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-216984 :S :S

]]> By: Sean http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-80250 Sean Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:38:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-80250 About Hallucigenia--although the name indeed refers to the strange appearance as Walcott (and even SJ Gould) saw it, later work showed that there were two rows of tube feet, and two rows of spines. In other words it's not quite so mysterious how it walked (although there is still no way of knowing which end is which). And "Dave": a) anthopologists don't name trilobites, palaeontologists do (anthropologists rarely name any species, since they study humans); b) there has to be a genus and species name, usually the species (second) part of the name is used to honour someone/something/somewhere. They can't just officially call a species "Bob", that won't work. About Hallucigenia–although the name indeed refers to the strange appearance as Walcott (and even SJ Gould) saw it, later work showed that there were two rows of tube feet, and two rows of spines. In other words it’s not quite so mysterious how it walked (although there is still no way of knowing which end is which).

And “Dave”: a) anthopologists don’t name trilobites, palaeontologists do (anthropologists rarely name any species, since they study humans); b) there has to be a genus and species name, usually the species (second) part of the name is used to honour someone/something/somewhere. They can’t just officially call a species “Bob”, that won’t work.

]]> By: David http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-79753 David Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:16:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-79753 Mary Dawson named a Miocene felid Daphoenus demilo a number of years back and there was a boid from the Riversleigh in Australia that was named Montypythonoides (but I think the genus was later synonomized with something else). Mary Dawson named a Miocene felid Daphoenus demilo a number of years back and there was a boid from the Riversleigh in Australia that was named Montypythonoides (but I think the genus was later synonomized with something else).

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-79588 ted Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:45:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-79588 I thought Mick Jagger WAS a dinosaur. And yes, most of the names are Greek, or a combination of Latin and Greek roots. I thought Mick Jagger WAS a dinosaur.

And yes, most of the names are Greek, or a combination of Latin and Greek roots.

]]> By: Dave http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78959 Dave Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:56:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78959 Agreed; world's strangest dino names. But what gets me is all phony Latin-ification going on with them. If you're gonna name the thing after Mick Jagger, just do it and don't mess with the <i>AEGROTOCATELLUS JAGGERI</i> bs. Methinks that anthropologists are just a bit full of themselves. Agreed; world’s strangest dino names. But what gets me is all phony Latin-ification going on with them. If you’re gonna name the thing after Mick Jagger, just do it and don’t mess with the AEGROTOCATELLUS JAGGERI bs.

Methinks that anthropologists are just a bit full of themselves.

]]> By: Emmers http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78941 Emmers Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:35:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78941 Dracorex hogwartsia! How awesome! Dracorex hogwartsia! How awesome!

]]> By: Tsitsi http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78705 Tsitsi Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:50:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78705 Most of those weird "Latin" names are actually Greek. Most of those weird “Latin” names are actually Greek.

]]> By: Lasse http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78684 Lasse Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:55:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/#comment-78684 Bambiraptor vs. Technosaurus, a movie i definately want to watch. Bambiraptor vs. Technosaurus, a movie i definately want to watch.

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