Re: Re: Albertosaurinids

[pharrinj@PLU.edu]

On Mon, 15 Jan 1996, th81 wrote:

> >In a message dated 96-01-08 18:26:34 EST, pharrinj@PLU.edu writes:
> >
> >>Sorry, Dinogeorge; I had never seen the adjectival form of the tribe 
> >>ending "-ini" before.
> >
> >Neither had I, so I made one up!
> 
> Actually, in talking to primatologists and others who use tribes a lot more
> than dinofolk, I've learned that "-inin" is an acceptable form.
> 
> Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
> Vertebrate Paleontologist
> Dept. of Geology
> University of Maryland
> College Park, MD  20742
> Email:Thomas_R_HOLTZ@umail.umd.edu (th81)
> Fax: 301-314-9661
> Phone:301-405-4084
> 

Are you sure?  Someone here on the list mentioned that the term 
used for members of the Hominini is "hominin."  
That would consist of the root "homin-" plus the ending "-in."
If the ending is actually "-inin," then this turns into the nearly 
unpronounceable "homininin."

     Nick Pharris