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What annoys you about paleontology?; Rant on about moronic theories, complaints, or just animals that annoy you.
Topic Started: Sep 28 2013, 05:04 PM (256,421 Views)
CyborgIguana
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extremos
Jan 1 2014, 10:08 AM
And once more there's T-Rex... -.-
Anyways, wasn't Psittacosaurus a member of Marginocephalia?
Where in the article is it said it wasn't?
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extremos
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CyborgIguana
Jan 1 2014, 04:45 PM
extremos
Jan 1 2014, 10:08 AM
And once more there's T-Rex... -.-
Anyways, wasn't Psittacosaurus a member of Marginocephalia?
Where in the article is it said it wasn't?
H e was said to be an Ornithopod (Or maybe I misread it)
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extremos
Jan 1 2014, 04:48 PM
CyborgIguana
Jan 1 2014, 04:45 PM
extremos
Jan 1 2014, 10:08 AM
And once more there's T-Rex... -.-
Anyways, wasn't Psittacosaurus a member of Marginocephalia?
Where in the article is it said it wasn't?
H e was said to be an Ornithopod (Or maybe I misread it)
Ornithischian, AKA one of the two main dinosaur lineages. Which Psittacosaurus and all other marginocephalians belonged to. ;)
Edited by CyborgIguana, Jan 1 2014, 04:52 PM.
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extremos
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CyborgIguana
Jan 1 2014, 04:51 PM
extremos
Jan 1 2014, 04:48 PM
CyborgIguana
Jan 1 2014, 04:45 PM
extremos
Jan 1 2014, 10:08 AM
And once more there's T-Rex... -.-
Anyways, wasn't Psittacosaurus a member of Marginocephalia?
Where in the article is it said it wasn't?
H e was said to be an Ornithopod (Or maybe I misread it)
Ornithischian, AKA one of the two main dinosaur lineages. Which Psittacosaurus and all other marginocephalians belonged to. ;)
Oh so I misread it then...
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CyborgIguana
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I'm annoyed by some of the scientific names that were chosen for various fossil animals, which in many cases I find rather poorly thought-out. For example, Sordes pilosus means "hairy scum" in Latin. What did the people who discovered this small (and quite adowable) late Jurassic pterosaur have against it to give it such a hateful name?
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CyborgIguana
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Pretend this accidental double post didn't happen.
Edited by CyborgIguana, Jan 1 2014, 09:23 PM.
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extremos
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And what about Triceratops HORRIDUS?... -.-
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That's another one. It's worth noting that many of these animals were discovered back when dinosaurs were thought to be monstrous, feral creatures that spent most of their days fighting and eating each other.
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Dracorex Hogwartsia. Why would you name a perfectly could dinosaur after a fictional school? No, just no.
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I actually love that last one :3 (i'm HP fan xD ) I think it was a perfect name for a dinosaur that has an skull that resembles a dragon xD
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If there's anything I have against the naming is the fact that dinosaurs of new genera are still being called -saurus after it was realized that they're more closely related to birds (duh, stem birds) than to squamates. It still gives some people justification to call them 'big lizards'. Ew.
Edited by Similis, Jan 2 2014, 02:57 AM.
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Lithronax is one of the worst name ever made IMO. King of gore, what is this ? An animal or some monster freak from an anime ?
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Furka
Jan 2 2014, 04:49 AM
Lithronax is one of the worst name ever made IMO. King of gore, what is this ? An animal or some monster freak from an anime ?
It's in the same group as the "king of the lizards". The media has a reputation to live up to, however misguided that may be.
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At least it sounds remotely nice. Imagine if someone went full potato and named a new discovery Awesomesaurus maximus :3
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extremos
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What about Irritator chalengeri? -.- I feel so ashamed that iut wasnamed like that because ilegal fossil hunters of my country changed the fossil to make it look "prettier" >:(
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