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Re: Help indentifying dino species!
In a message dated 3/28/00 6:35:03 PM EST, mickey_mortimer@email.msn.com
writes:
<< I think George objects to Sauropelta's species name and emended it to
edwardsorum or something to signify that it was named after multiple people.
>>
Yes, it is named after Nell and Tom Edwards (as I recall), so the species
epithet must be spelled edwardsorum (mandated by ICZN). I made this
emendation way back in 1991, but few people noticed.