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Re: More dinosaur-etymology




"Jaime A. Headden" wrote:
> 
> Mikko Haaramo (mikko.haaramo@helsinki.fi) wrote:
> 
> <As such, I have little more names to cypher:
> 
> _Leaellynasaura amicagraphica_ Rich & Rich, 1989>
> 
>   Literally, "well-written" or probably, "well-preserved," because of the
> preservation of casts of the endocranium in the type braincase.

Nope. It was named after the Friends of National Geographic club, who
helped in the fieldwork.

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