Mar 162011
Yes, Bambiraptor. That’s actually its name.
This display is at the Musuem of Ancient Life south of Salt Lake City.
Cute little bugger.
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Yes, Bambiraptor. That’s actually its name.
This display is at the Musuem of Ancient Life south of Salt Lake City.
Cute little bugger.
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Bambiraptor!?.
What happens with those paleontologists giving stupid names to dinosaurs?.
A little big for a pet, but having one in the yard would certainly keep people at the fence (but no closer!)
Jim
pometablava wrote:
“Bambiraptor!?.
What happens with those paleontologists giving stupid names to dinosaurs?.”
Meet Sanctacaris (Santa Claws):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctacaris
Sanctacaris = saintly crab. Santa Claws = informal name.
I’m trying to remember the specifics of that incident, but he did that name as an intentional joke, as something regarding the original fossil occurred on Christmas Day.
Another good humorous fossil name was Dracorex hogwartsia:
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/05/23/hogwartsdino_din.html?category=dinosaurs&guid=20060523041304
Pat