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Re: Byronosaurus

To: dbensen@gotnet.net, Dinosaur mailing list <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: Byronosaurus
From: Jeff Hecht <jhecht@world.std.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:12:32 -0500
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Dan Benson asked

Does anybody know the translation of the "Byron" bit of Byronosaurus?  (I'm
guessing its a part of the geography?)

According to an advance copy of the JVP paper, it's named after Byron Jaffe whose family supported the American Museum-Mongolian expedition which found it. The paper is by Mark Norell, Peter Makovicky, and James M. Clark.

The American Museum put out a press release and will be showing the fossil in an exhibit opening May 19. They probably have a press release somewhere at www.amnh.org.

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- Byronosaurus
  - From: dbensen <dbensen@gotnet.net>