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RE: Etymology quest

To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: RE: Etymology quest
From: Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:22:17 -0500
In-reply-to: <NDBBIAJHGJBHMGNKDFAHMELMNDAA.tholtz@geol.umd.edu>
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Bonatitan


Jose Bonaparte [paleontologist] + titan

Daanosaurus

Dalianraptor


Dalian [city in Liaoning province, China] + raptor

Sonidosaurus


Sonid [region of Inner Mongolia, China] + saurus

Trigonosaurus

trigonos (Gk) - an allusion to Triangulo Mineiro [region in Minas Gerais state, Brazil] + saurus

Zapalasaurus


Zapala [city in Neuquen province, Argentina] + saurus

Cheers

Tim

References:
- Etymology quest
  - From: "Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>

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