Jaime A. Headden wrote:
The word he
used therefore was to capture the excitement of this monumental discovery and
its implications, but it did not become the "miracle" he might have forseen ?
it was TOO avian-looking it, and had been confused AS a bird without connection
to dinosaurs.
<DRYOSAURUS altus - Altus (Latin) = "high" or "deep" - why?>
It was taller than the other hypsilophodonts, certainly, but the name is an
allusion to its tall teeth, which resembled oak leaves. "Tall oak[-toothed]
lizard." I think.
Sounds plausible, but... http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/names/dinod.htm
Cheers
Tim