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Re: Dino Names (was: Tricerablock's horns)
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:33:39 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.STOPSPAMMERSnet
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craig hamilton wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal writes:
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> >
> > craig hamilton wrote:
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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~
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> > > > 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
> >
> > "Troodon"?
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> > -John
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> sorry, john, it's not troodon.
> was "small"(= micro..) a clue in the first question? i missed it if it was.
> here's a clue for the shortest dino name: armor down under, or america's
> favorite midget.
Louiedepalmasaurus? Marylourettidon?
-John
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> he he he! later ~ dino-craigo-lego!
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| (...) sorry, john, it's not troodon. was "small"(= micro..) a clue in the first question? i missed it if it was. here's a clue for the shortest dino name: armor down under, or america's favorite midget. he he he! later ~ dino-craigo-lego! (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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