Best Name:
Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905
Popular then and now
means: "tyrant lizard king"
Worst Names:
Ponerosteus exogyrarum (FriÄ,1878) George Olshevsky, 2000
Originally, "Iguanodon exogirarum" AntonÃn FriÄ,1878. = Procerosaurus exogyrarum
means: "worthless bone among the Exogyra (a fossil marine oyster)"
"Scrotum humanum" Brookes, 1763 ( = Megalosaurus bucklandii)
means: "human testicles"
On July 31, 2020 at 1:21 AM Iain Reid <iainstein27@gmail.com> wrote:
I have to say I am partial to Ngewvu and Mnyamawamtuka despite difficulties for some people to pronounce and spell. I second mike that Brontomerus stands out, but I find -oposeidon a bit cumbersome no offense. Lythronax and Polacanthus also seem appealing to me.
The worst for me have to be a tossup of unbelievably shortened or flowless names like Yi, Zby, Thanos, or Iguanocolossus or Thanatotheristes. Intentions were good but not good enough.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 1:46 PM Poekilopleuron < dinosaurtom2015@seznam.cz> wrote:
Good day to all listmembers! I would like to ask, what in your opinion is the "best" (coolest) and "worst" generic name of non-avian dinosaurs? Thank you for your thoughts, in advance! Tom