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Re: Plural Carnotaurus

To: David Krentz <david_krentz@fa.disney.com>
Subject: Re: Plural Carnotaurus
From: "T. Mike Keesey" <tkeese1@gl.umbc.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 09:09:44 -0500 (EST)
Cc: dinosaur <dinosaur@usc.edu>
In-reply-to: <n1333276852.98558@beauty.fa.disney.com>
Reply-to: tkeese1@gl.umbc.edu
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On 6 Nov 1997, David Krentz wrote:

>   Which is a correct term for a group of Carnotaurus.
> Carnotaurus' or Carnotaurs?

I've been told that the correct plural for any scientific name is the same
as the singular. One _Carnotaurus_, two _Carnotaurus_, 48 _Carnotaurus_, a
pack of _Carnotaurus_, etc.

--T. Mike Keesey
tkeese1@gl.umbc.edu
http://umbc.edu/~tkeese1 -- Dinosaur Web Pages

References:
- Plural Carnotaurus
  - From: "David Krentz" <david_krentz@fa.disney.com>

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