Re: List of Dinosaur Names Incorrectly Translated...

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-01-09 19:18:56 EST, PESELYG@LYNX.APSU.EDU writes:

>97) Hylaeosaurus:    Greek hylaios = belonging to the forest
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This peculiar derivation stems from the discovery of the type skeleton in the
Wealden group; "weald" is Old English for "forest." Mantell originally stated
that he named it after the Tilgate Forest, but later changed his mind and
made the Wealden the eponym. The root "hylaeo-" later became a Greek root
"paleo shorthand" for the Wealden, and a few other Wealden reptiles were
given names formed from "hylaeo-."