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Re: More Dino News
In a message dated 2/15/03 10:32:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, bh480@scn.org
writes:
<< He also contributed to the discovery of "Zhang's
pterodactyl" last year, a dinosaur with a wingspan of 1.85
meters believed to date back about 110 million years to
the Cretaceous Period. >>
Umm--is this a pterodactyl or a dinosaur?
"The dinosaur is named in honor of Zhang's diligent work
in research, as well as for his tremendous efforts to
transmit knowledge about fossils and prehistoric species
to the public," reads a thesis co-authored by a group of
scientists with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology
and Paleoanthropology under the Chinese Academy of
Sciences. >>
OK, but what's the >name< of the critter??