Re: [dinosaur] The best and worst names of non-avian dinosaurs

[Tim Williams <tijawi@gmail.com>]

Mercifully, 'Scrotum humanum' isn't actually a name. It was never
intended as a binomial, and there's no reason to treat it as one
since.

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On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 11:20 AM John Schneiderman
<john-schneiderman@cox.net> wrote:
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> Best Name:
>
> Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905
>
> Popular then and now
>
> means: "tyrant lizard king"
>
>
> Worst Names:
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> Ponerosteus exogyrarum (FriÄ,1878) George Olshevsky, 2000
>
> Originally, "Iguanodon exogirarum" AntonÃn FriÄ,1878.  = Procerosaurus 
> exogyrarum
>
> means: "worthless bone among the Exogyra (a fossil marine oyster)"
>
>
> "Scrotum humanum" Brookes, 1763 ( = Megalosaurus bucklandii)
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> means: "human testicles"
>
> On July 31, 2020 at 1:21 AM Iain Reid <iainstein27@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have to say I am partial to Ngewvu and Mnyamawamtuka despite difficulties 
> for some people to pronounce and spell. I second mike that Brontomerus stands 
> out, but I find -oposeidon a bit cumbersome no offense. Lythronax and 
> Polacanthus also seem appealing to me.
>
> The worst for me have to be a tossup of unbelievably shortened or flowless 
> names like Yi, Zby, Thanos, or Iguanocolossus or Thanatotheristes. Intentions 
> were good but not good enough.
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> On Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 1:46 PM Poekilopleuron < dinosaurtom2015@seznam.cz> 
> wrote:
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> Good day to all listmembers! I would like to ask, what in your opinion is the 
> "best" (coolest) and "worst" generic name of non-avian dinosaurs? Thank you 
> for your thoughts, in advance! Tom
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