Re: More dinosaur-etymology

["Tommy Bradley" <htomsirveaux@hotmail.com>]

Jaime Headden said:
> <_Anchisaurus polyzelus_ (Hitchcock, 1865)>
>
>  Polyzelus was an archon, according to Aristotle and Plutarch, and is
> associated with Rhodes. The name Polyzelus translates from _polys_ +
> _zelos_, "many jealousies," in Greek. Polyzelus was brother of Heiron, who
> conquered parts of Italy and fought with the Etruscans. This is all I can 
> find.

Not contradicting Jaime in anyway, I simply wanted to throw in my two cents.
For me, during my _Anchisaurus_ research, Polyzelus came out as 
"Much-coveted."  I attributed this to it's status as "Possibly the earliest 
dinosaur to be discovered (1818)".

Tommy Bradley

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