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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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Petrified Forest National Park
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> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu]
> On Behalf Of Jura
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:24 PM
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: Raptorex, the new tiny tyrant
>
> 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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