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RE: Raptorex, the new tiny tyrant
I wish they had thought about the species name formation a little more. It
should be 'R. kriegsteinorum'.
http://chinleana.blogspot.com/2009/09/cute-raptorex-kriegsteini-new-miniature.html
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Bill Parker
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"Thomas R. Holtz,
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09/17/2009 01:26 RE: Raptorex, the new tiny tyrant
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> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu]
> On Behalf Of Jura
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>
> Wow, all this taxon needs is to have the species epithet end
> in -saurus, for it to be the most cliched name in dinosaur
> paleontology.
Hey, don't forget "-odon".
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