Name derivations

[sj@io.com (Steve Jackson)]

The comment on Torosaurus' name is appreciated. I saw yet another
derivation offered, this one in the Sattler "Illustrated Dinosaur
Dictionary" - "piercING lizard," allegedly a reference to the horns.

I have seen a number of different meanings given for "Stegoceras," too. Is
"stego" meant in the sense of "covered" or "roofed," or in the
significantly different sense of "concealed"?

And why do I find more than one authority saying that Euskelosaurus is
"Primitive-Limbed Lizard," when I expect to see Eu- translated as "good" ?

(Another Stegoceras question. Is Troodon now considered to be an obsolete
name for some Stegoceras scraps, or is there still a potential flesh-eating
ornithopod out there?)


Steve Jackson, sj@io.com - this will do till I fix my .sig file . . .