Re: other questions

[Josh Smith <smithjb@levee.wustl.edu>]

At 12:42 PM 2/16/2003, Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/16/03 9:03:59 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> npharris@umich.edu writes:
>
> << If I have the story right, Dodson originally coined the name as
> _Avaceratops  lammersi_.  But he actually intended to name the animal for 
> the Lammers  *family*, and not just one (male) Lammers, so it really 
> should be  _lammersorum_.  Dodson didn't like having his name screwed with 
> and so  continues to use _lammersi_. >>
>
> I emended the species name to lammersorum shortly after Peter published 
> his paper. I think he was miffed at having missed this, and now is trying to
> temporize (see his comments on this situation in his great book on horned
> dinosaurs) by maintaining that "Lammers family" is a singular noun 
> requiring a singular genitive inflection. The ICZN, however, considers 
> only the number of people being honored, and if it's more than one, the 
> ending -orum or -arum is mandated (-orum in this instance).

It is most certainly true that Peter was not particularly happy about 
George's emending the name...



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