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RE: Raptorex, the new tiny tyrant
kriegsteini is correct because Sereno et al name it after Roman Kriegtein,
instead of the whole family
--- On Fri, 9/18/09, William_Parker@nps.gov <William_Parker@nps.gov> wrote:
> From: William_Parker@nps.gov <William_Parker@nps.gov>
> Subject: RE: Raptorex, the new tiny tyrant
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Date: Friday, September 18, 2009, 5:34 AM
> I wish they had thought about the
> species name formation a little more. It
> should be 'R. kriegsteinorum'.
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> http://chinleana.blogspot.com/2009/09/cute-raptorex-kriegsteini-new-miniature.html
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> RE: Raptorex, the new tiny
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> > Wow, all this taxon needs is to have the species
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> Hey, don't forget "-odon".
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