Re: Provincialists Name Provincial Dinosaurs

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

"Jaime A. Headden" wrote:

> For instance, the Australian taxa named by the Rich's should not
> be considered, as the Rich's are themselves not Australian.
>

I think they've lived here long enough to be considered Australians.
Certainly their sense of humor is more Australian than American (in that
a lot of their jokes would probably leave the average American
scratching their head in bewilderment). Indeed, one of the criteria of
being a famous Australian is that you were born overseas (Russel Crowe,
Olivia Newton-John, Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman... the list is endless).

Besides; which names specifically did the Richs' coin that are
considered non-standard? Most end in saurus (or saura) with a mimus
thrown in for good measure. Minmi, Kakuru and Rapator weren't named by
the Richs'.

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