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RE: Pantydraco anatomy described (free pdf)
On Fri, Mar 25th, 2011 at 12:57 PM, "Thomas R. Lipka"
<thomasrlipka@comcast.net> wrote:
> remember I once asked you about the funny nomenclature of genes? Even
> paleontologists are getting into the act. Take a close look at the name...
The specific name (caducus) effectively turns 'ladies underwear dragon' into
'fallen ladies
underwear dragon'. It's the cherry on the etymological cake.
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Dann Pigdon
Spatial Data Analyst Australian Dinosaurs
Melbourne, Australia http://home.alphalink.com.au/~dannj
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