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RE: Yet another new Chinese mystery dino: THERIZINOSAUR



From: Ben Creisler bh480@scn.org
RE: Yet another new Chinese mystery dino: THERIZINOSAUR

After some additional checking, it appears the new Chinese 
dino is a therizinosaur. The Chinese name for 
therizinosaurs is liandaolong "sickle dragon" while the 
name for dromaeosaurs is chilong "running dragon".  
Assuming the dinosaur name will be latinized directly from 
the Chinese name, the new dinosaur would be 
called "Neimenggusaurus" (from Neimenggu "Inner Mongolia" 
[pronounced nay-muhng-goo]).