Re: Bambiraptor vs. Troodon

["Steve Brusatte" <dinoland@lycos.com>]

On 12 Jun 2001 21:21:41 -000  
 omtvedt wrote:
>Bambi-raptor? Please tell me little Wes Lintser didn't name a dinosaur 
>(especially a raptor) after a Walt Disney character. Why oh why?

Nope, he didn't.  Bambiraptor actually refers to the Italian word for "child" 
(or sometimes I see it refer to "small") bambino.  

Steve

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