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Re: [dinosaur] Tyrannosaurus rex forelimb use + simulations in paleobiology + more



How about "primeval"?


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Subject: Re: [dinosaur] Tyrannosaurus rex forelimb use + simulations in paleobiology + more
 
Pretty sure they said in the paper it's right out, lol. It's a beautiful word but unfortunately too confusing in an age when young-earth creationism is still a widespread belief.

Thomas Yazbeck


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On Fri, Nov 27th, 2020 at 2:02 PM, "Yazbeck, Thomas" <yazbeckt@msu.edu> wrote:

> Nowhere in Romano & Sardella's article do they recommend an alternate term
> for "prehistoric" to refer to organisms from deep time. In the interest of
> stimulating discussion, is there an alternative word out there that we can
> use? If so, what is it?

I assume 'antediluvian' isn't an option. :-)


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Dann Pigdon