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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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