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Re: Dino Names (was: Tricerablock's horns)
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Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:14:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Craig Hamilton writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Greg Majewski writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > > > 
> > > > P.P.S  What dinosaur has the longest name?  (being somewhat behind on the
> > > > news, I could have this one wrong.  It is a small dinosaur with a one word
> > > > name)
> > > 
> > > Is this a question you don't know the answer to, or a trivia question? I'll
> > > assume the latter. Is it procompsognathus? That's 16 letters, which qualifies
> > > as "long" in my book.
> > > Greg "He betrayed the irregular hunters and hid himself in a cave." Majewski
> > > http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html
> > 
> > hey guys ~
> > 
> > since dino research is my middle name these days...,
> > 
> > i believe  jeff is refering to chuandongocoelurus (18 letters), one of the
> > small mid-jurrasic coelurids found in sichuan, china.
> > china is also the home of what i think is longest named dino, the prosauropod,
> > chinshakiangosaurus, capping out at 19 letters!
> > 
> > uh.. i think i just outed myself as total dino-geek...
> > 
> > later ~craig~
> 
> Actually, I was refering to micropachycephalosaurus, with 23 letters.  :)
> Ahh... I love Dino Trivia!  I'll see if I can find some more stuff to quiz ya
> on!  :)
> 
> Jeff
> 
> P.S.  I think *I* just outed myself as a total Dino Geek.  :)
> P.P.S  Micropachycephalosaurus is also a Chinese dino.  They must've had some
> really preservative soil over there!

of course! the "tiny hadrosaur", only abot 8 ft long... supposedly.  the
identity on this one is rather doubtful, because so little of it was found.

ok. (rolling up sleaves) care to take a guess as to the _shortest_ dino name?
he he he

later ~ craig~



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  Re: Dino Names (was: Tricerablock's horns)
 
(...) "Troodon"? -John (...) (27 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Dino Names (was: Tricerablock's horns)
 
(...) i overly geeked on this answer. just to set the record straight before one of you other dino geeks catch it, micropachycephalosaur means "tiny thick-headed lizard" (i've known a few, lol!). one of the tiniest known dinosaurs at about 20 inches (...) (27 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Dino Names (was: Tricerablock's horns)
 
(...) That'd be the Emu! Oh, wait, you want classical dinos. The answer is "Minmi"! Here's an easy one: What dinosaur looks like Stegosaurus but has spikes instead of plates on its back? Jeff (27 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: Dino Names (was: Tricerablock's horns)
 
(...) Actually, I was refering to micropachycephalosaurus, with 23 letters. :) Ahh... I love Dino Trivia! I'll see if I can find some more stuff to quiz ya on! :) Jeff P.S. I think *I* just outed myself as a total Dino Geek. :) P.P.S (...) (27 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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