Re: Let's scrap it!

[Jura <archosaur@reptilis.net>]

>*****saurus means 'deceptive lizard'.
>BRONTOSAURUS, the 'thundering dinosaur', hides nothing!
>Go, sauropods.

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I don't know; considering the jumbled history of _Apatosaurus_ (the head, name 
and now the neck movement thing), I honestly think that this name has become 
(rather serendipitously) apt.

I *do* think that the name: brontosaurus, should come out of "retirement" 
though. Awfully sad to see such a good name go unused due to a nasty nomen 
nudum issue.

Jura

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