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Re: Species name etymology
Thanks Jay,
Much appreciated.
> BACTROSAURUS johnsoni - Johnson?
presumably because the type materials came from Johnson's quarry
Yeah, got this one now - after Albert F. Johnson, the collector.
> RHOETOSAURUS brownie - In honor of Henry York Lyell Brown, a
> geologist responsible for many vertebrate fossils found in
Australia - correct?
No, named for A. J. Browne, manager at the then Durham Downs
Station. The species name is brownei.
Let it be known I acknowledge the idiocy of my spelling... :-) - It's
the end of a long day on this side of the world.
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