Re: News release on Kaiwhekea, new New Zealand plesiosaur (joke)

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

bh480@scn.org wrote:
> 
> Kaiwhekea katiki (pronounced kie-FEK-ay-uh
> KUH-ti-kee).

Oh, great! Now they're letting people use Maori names. I propose we ban
people from naming things using Maori, Russian or Chinese words (or
anything that results in a sprained tongue). Take a look at the
evidence:

Chinshakiangosaurus chunghoensis
Chuandongocoelurus primitivus
Xuanhuasaurus niei
Lancanjiangosaurus cachuensis
Nqwebasaurus thwazi
Piatnitzkysaurus floresi
Jenghizkhan bataar

Thankfully they mostly seem to be nomen nuda, dubia, etc. Give me Minmi
or Khaan any day. :)


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