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Re: Diablosaurus Query [joke]
> Lets not forget _Charonosaurus_. It was named after Charon, a character
of
> Greco-Roman mythology who ferried souls across the River Styx into Hades.
>
> Not from Hell Creek, but still a nice chunk of Mythology :-D
Oh, there's a reason for this. *Charonosaurus* was found on the Chinese side
of the Amur river, which is called Heilongjiang = Black Dragon River in
Chinese. Not a very big step to Styx. :-)