Re: T. bataar or T. bataar

[Ken Carpenter <KCarpenter@dmns.org>]

E.A. Maleev, who named it in 1955, wrote "Tyrannosaurus bataar" ("The gigantic 
carnivorous dinosaurs of Mongolia" Doklady Akademy Nauk SSSR, vol. 104(4): 
634-637)

Kenneth Carpenter, Ph.D.
Curator of Lower Vertebrate Paleontology &
Chief Preparator
Dept. of Earth Sciences
Denver Museum of Natural History 
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80205

Phone: (303)370-6392
Fax: (303)331-6492
email: KCarpenter@DMNS.org

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>>> Steven Coombs <gasperex@hotmail.com> 21/Jun/04 >>>
I got an email today with someone pointing out to me that _bataar_ is wrong 
and that _baatar_ is the right way to spell it. This s what he says:

"The reason is that "baatar" means 'hero, knight; heroic, courageous, 
valiant, brave' in Mongolian, classical Mongolian "bagatur". It is getting 
misspelled many times in many places."

I made a search on the internet and did come across _baatar_. But, here on 
the list and including other websites is always spelled _bataar_.


Steven Coombs
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