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Re: Ceratopsians or ceratopians?
In a message dated 96-01-21 22:45:12 EST, MMraptor@aol.com writes:
>I'm a little confused - when referring to those
>wonderful dinos with the horns, is is ceratOPSian or ceratOPian?
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The correct terms are "ceratopian," "ceratopid," "protoceratopid," and so
forth. No "s." But despite this, you'll see the barbarisms "ceratopsian,"
"ceratopsid," "protoceratopsid," and so forth recurring constantly in the
literature, the result of an etymological error by O. C. Marsh, founder of
that particular dinosaur group.