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Re: Cryptodraco vs Cryptosaurus (was Re: Aussiedraco, new Australian pteranodontoid pterosaur)
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- Subject: Re: Cryptodraco vs Cryptosaurus (was Re: Aussiedraco, new Australian pteranodontoid pterosaur)
- From: Tim Williams <tijawi@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:20:32 +1100
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I wrote:
> When it comes to _Dracorex hogwartsia_, this is certainly a
> possibility. Other *draco* names appear to be more down-to-earth in
> their respective inspirations: _Draconyx_ ("dragon claw"),
> _Dracopelta_ ("dragon shield"), _Hippodraco_ ("horse dragon").
> _Dracovenator_ alludes to the specimen's location in the foothills of
> the Drakensberg (Dragon’s Mountain), as well as its putative habit of
> preying upon sauropods.
Sorry... I meant "prosauropods". Although a small or juvenile
sauropod might have been on _Dracovenator_'s menu.