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DYNAMOTERROR

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October 09, 2018, 05:20:32 PM
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Halichoeres

#1
October 09, 2018, 06:12:54 PM
It has one "unambiguous autapomorphy" and one provisional one (https://peerj.com/articles/5749.pdf), so to me it sounds like synonymy fodder. Which is great, because, with all due respect, I think the name is awful and I hope I don't have to hear it very many more times in my life.
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IrritatorRaji

#2
October 09, 2018, 07:17:36 PM
Dynamoterror... what a name!

Reading that article though, this dinosaur sounds fascinating! I hope more fossils are found of this species in the future :)

stargatedalek

#3
October 09, 2018, 07:19:01 PM
Quote from: Halichoeres on October 09, 2018, 06:12:54 PM
It has one "unambiguous autapomorphy" and one provisional one (https://peerj.com/articles/5749.pdf), so to me it sounds like synonymy fodder. Which is great, because, with all due respect, I think the name is awful and I hope I don't have to hear it very many more times in my life.
You don't know how much a relief this is. That name will haunt my nightmares. Why must paleontology become so dramatic whenever dinosaur naming get involved?

Ravonium

#4
October 09, 2018, 07:50:22 PM Last Edit: October 09, 2018, 07:56:59 PM by Ravonium
Well, looks like the creators of Jurassic World 3 have a new suffix for the name of whatever hybrid they come up with next!  8)

In all seriousness, I'm glad this name is likely going to end up becoming a synonym. This name sounds like the result of a game about who could come up with the worst dinosaur name, played while being either drunk, high or both.

tyrantqueen

#5
October 09, 2018, 08:30:00 PM
I keep reading it as dynamo motor- er 

It is a bit try hard.

IrritatorRaji

#6
October 09, 2018, 08:36:32 PM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on October 09, 2018, 08:30:00 PM
I keep reading it as dynamo motor- er 

I kept reading it as that as well, I only realised what the real name was when I sounded it out phonetically.
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UtahraptorFan

#7
October 09, 2018, 10:31:57 PM
Quote from: stargatedalek on October 09, 2018, 07:19:01 PM
Quote from: Halichoeres on October 09, 2018, 06:12:54 PM
It has one "unambiguous autapomorphy" and one provisional one (https://peerj.com/articles/5749.pdf), so to me it sounds like synonymy fodder. Which is great, because, with all due respect, I think the name is awful and I hope I don't have to hear it very many more times in my life.
You don't know how much a relief this is. That name will haunt my nightmares. Why must paleontology become so dramatic whenever dinosaur naming get involved?
Even though, as you can tell from my login, my favorite dinosaur was named in the generic name for where it was found, I find names like that and with somebody's name in that part (e.g.: Piatnitzkysaurus) boring so names meaning stuff like "powerful terror," "gore king," and "monstrous murderer" appeal to me more than those types of names. For the record, I am cool with those references in the specific name.
Guide to whether I use suffixes in clade references:
-If it has the unaltered name of a member genus, even a nomen dubium, include it. Examples: Tyrannosaurid, Titanosaurian
-If it has the name of a genus + sauria, leave it off. Examples: Ornithomimosaur, Oviraptorosaur.
-If it's not named for a genus, leave it off. Examples: Genasaur, Gravisaur.
-Exceptions to the 3rd: Maniraptoran, Saur-/Ornithischian

Vidusaurus

#8
October 10, 2018, 05:50:59 AM
Oof, awful awful name. I have no problem with fun names that aren't just [discovery location or name of important researcher/benefactor] + generic dinosaur name suffix (-saurus, -raptor, -titan etc), but this sounds like the publishing scientists either consulted a 10-year-old or were forced to come up with the name on the spot. Glad it'll probably get sunk into Lythronax at some point in the next few years so we don't have to go around saying Dynamoterror like we're writing a Jurassic World/My Little Pony crossover fanfiction.

Sauropelta

#9
October 11, 2018, 05:07:11 AM Last Edit: October 11, 2018, 05:07:41 AM by Sauropelta


What's the nodosaurs name?
Sauropelta (Meaning 'lizard shield') is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaur that existed in the Early Cretaceous Period of North America. One species (S. edwardsorum) has been named although others may have existed. Anatomically, Sauropelta is one of the most well-understood nodosaurids, with fossilized remains recovered in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Montana, and possibly Utah.

ITdactyl

#10
October 11, 2018, 07:18:16 AM Last Edit: October 11, 2018, 07:20:54 AM by ITdactyl

Gothmog the Baryonyx

#11
October 11, 2018, 05:47:44 PM
This has got to be the silliest dinosaur name ever. It's like it was names by a 10 year old, or one of those 'awesomebro' types.
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Halichoeres

#12
October 11, 2018, 06:13:21 PM
Quote from: Gothmog the Baryonyx on October 11, 2018, 05:47:44 PM
This has got to be the silliest dinosaur name ever. It's like it was names by a 10 year old, or one of those 'awesomebro' types.

Ha, yeah, it's like they let Rebor name it.
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ceratopsian

#13
October 11, 2018, 07:27:10 PM
A jokey name that won't wear well on repeated hearing.  I don't much like the mix of Greek and Latin either - very jarring.

suspsy

#14
October 12, 2018, 06:03:28 PM
I like the name because it makes me laugh. It's also way better than many other dinosaur names. Give me Dynamoterror over Drinker or Opisthoecoelicaudia any day.

Halichoeres raises a far more pressing concern regarding the very, very fragmentary nature of this specimen.
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Vidusaurus

#15
October 13, 2018, 03:42:14 AM
Quote from: suspsy on October 12, 2018, 06:03:28 PM
I like the name because it makes me laugh. It's also way better than many other dinosaur names. Give me Dynamoterror over Drinker or Opisthoecoelicaudia any day.

Halichoeres raises a far more pressing concern regarding the very, very fragmentary nature of this specimen.

The good news is that all three are either currently considered junior synonyms (Drinker was combined into Nanosaurus agilis along with most of the other Morrison neornithischians in a recent review, and I'm not sure which name has priority but they've basically bitten the bullet and merged Opisthocoelicaudia with Nemegtosaurus) or are highly likely to be in the near future.

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