Dracorex hogwartsia

[Adrienne Mayor <afmayor@aol.com>]

Press Release

INDIANAPOLIS--The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis formally  
announces the naming of a 66-million-year-old, first-of-its-kind,  
dragon-like dinosaur in honor of celebrated children’s book author  
J.K. Rowling. The name Dracorex hogwartsia,from the Latin words draco  
(meaning dragon), rex (meaning king), and hogwartsia (after the  
fictional Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry created by J.K.  
Rowling), does indeed conjure up visions of ancient majestic beasts.


Dracorex hogwartsia was unveiled on May 22, 2006 at 10 a.m. The  
public will be able to view the magnificent fossil on Level 2 of The  
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis through the summer. It will then  
move to its permanent home in Dinosphere: Now You’re in Their World®,  
a $25 million immersive dinosaur experience for children and  
families. Dinosphere® houses one of the largest displays of real  
juvenile and family dinosaur fossils in the United States. . . .


Rest of the Dracorex story:

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=18136=