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Re: Atrociraptor marshalli



> "Atroci" being short for "atrocious"

Not "short". It's the stem of the Latin word atrox (as in *Allosaurus
atrox*), which is, needless to say, where "atrocious" comes from.
*Atrociraptor* is a correctly formed name... there aren't many correctly
formed new names out there :o)

(While I am at it: "*emilieae*" doesn't just look awkward, the e of Emilie
is homologous to the a of -ae, so it's double.)