Help me decipher my toddler...'brotosaurus'? (theropod)

[UnconventionalDad]

hey folks, here's my first post!

i have a 3 year old who i now have intellectual conversations with about dinosaurs (which started with me googling the dinos and stuff he was seeing in his movies...land before time, dino dan, dinosaur train, and a few other movies)

he can list off a good 50 dinos and facts about them....and i've even asked him about dino facts before googing it!

i can't figure this one out...he's telling me of a 'brotosaurus' (rhymes with Froto saurus) and he's describing it as a theropod with two fingers on each hand like a t-rex

i can't find any such dinosaur online...what do you think he's saying?

thanks!  (funny how much i started loving dinos through his eyes, what a great family builder!!)

[PaleoMatt]

I'm honestly not sure but maybe send a picture of what he thinks it looks like of if you have a toy it would be greatly appreciated

[EarthboundEiniosaurus]

I'd be very surprised if he knew about this dinosaur, seeing as it was only officially described earlier this year, but it kind of sounds like he may be talking about Chilesaurus diegosuarezi. It somewhat resembles a sauropodomorph, but it is a theropod with two fingers and it was herbivorous. Hope that helps!

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus

[DinoLord]

The closest-sounding tyrannosaurs I can think of to that are Tarbosaurus and Gorgosaurus.

[UnconventionalDad]

thanks for the insight on the Chilesaurus, neat that it was just discovered recently, it's funny, because i came across that one in my search, and said 'is this it? Chilesaurus?' and he looked me and said. 'no.  brodo. saurus.'  i'm anxious to find out what he's talking about, i think i know what show he was watching, I'll update for sure

this is the same kid who says quetzal-co-atticus, and gigaminnosaurus


(reply while i was typing)

Tarbosaurus and Gorgosaurus, I hadn't asked him about those one, I'll ask him about those!

[EarthboundEiniosaurus]

thanks for the insight on the Chilesaurus, neat that it was just discovered recently, it's funny, because i came across that one in my search, and said 'is this it? Chilesaurus?' and he looked me and said. 'no.  brodo. saurus.'  i'm anxious to find out what he's talking about, i think i know what show he was watching, I'll update for sure

this is the same kid who says quetzal-co-atticus, and gigaminnosaurus


(reply while i was typing)

Tarbosaurus and Gorgosaurus, I hadn't asked him about those one, I'll ask him about those!

Hmmm, if it's not Chilesaurus, I'm kind of at a loss. This is quite the puzzle your son has presented Do you know the supposed diet of this mystery dinosaur? That would narrow it down a lot.

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus

[Kayakasaurus]

Well if you scramble the first part of the word it's a little like Tarbosaurus. There 
was a movie called The Dino King, or Speckles the Tarbosaurus. Tarbosaurus is basically A Tyrannosaur but found in Asia. Hope this helps 

[UnconventionalDad]

ha ha, thanks again, this is going to be the longest day waiting for him to get back from gramma's!

we hadn't seen that movie, so it's next on the list!!

as for diet, i asked him what he ate    'he's a meat eater, that's a carnivore.'

[Halichoeres]

I'm thinking back to when I was little, how when I said "Tyrannosaurus" it came out "Tyrannothorus." And how I tended to elide weak consonants. Weak consonants like the A in Albertosaurus, which otherwise has most of the same sounds as "Brotosaurus." So that's my hypothesis.

[UnconventionalDad]

I'm thinking back to when I was little, how when I said "Tyrannosaurus" it came out "Tyrannothorus." And how I tended to elide weak consonants. Weak consonants like the A in Albertosaurus, which otherwise has most of the same sounds as "Brotosaurus." So that's my hypothesis.

I did a google image search.  I showed it to him.  He said' T-rex'?  i said nope.  he said ' BROTOSAURUS!!!!!'


thanks folks! we have a winner

[DinoLord]

Huh, so it was Albertosaurus. Either way, sounds like a great family bonding activity.

[Halichoeres]

I'm thinking back to when I was little, how when I said "Tyrannosaurus" it came out "Tyrannothorus." And how I tended to elide weak consonants. Weak consonants like the A in Albertosaurus, which otherwise has most of the same sounds as "Brotosaurus." So that's my hypothesis.

I did a google image search.  I showed it to him.  He said' T-rex'?  i said nope.  he said ' BROTOSAURUS!!!!!'


thanks folks! we have a winner

Hooray! Good to see the mystery solved.

[EarthboundEiniosaurus]

I'm thinking back to when I was little, how when I said "Tyrannosaurus" it came out "Tyrannothorus." And how I tended to elide weak consonants. Weak consonants like the A in Albertosaurus, which otherwise has most of the same sounds as "Brotosaurus." So that's my hypothesis.

I did a google image search.  I showed it to him.  He said' T-rex'?  i said nope.  he said ' BROTOSAURUS!!!!!'


thanks folks! we have a winner

Hooray, the mystery is solved! I would have never come to the conclusion that it was Albertosaurus he was talking about, seeing as I have little experience with child speak

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus

[PaleoMatt]

Good! You found the answer!

[UnconventionalDad]

great place you have here   i was telling my buddy what an active forum this place was!!  ask a question, bam!

kid speak is quite unique for sure, it's funny how i never made the connection, especially about how often i would talk about the albertasaurus when we saw it on dino dan

sure it's known that 'little boys love dinosaur toys' but exploring them further together is quite an experience...he's interested in every new fact, i know where to find those facts...instant family conversations where everyone has something interesting to add...it's a great impact on him over the last two months for sure! 

i found out about schleich and papo through a local book store, and discovered how much more knowledge he has with every new one!  (we had lots of dollar store dinos which he loved, and still loves equally; i began my quest for dino toys to see what other 'non famous' dinosaurs were out there

fascinating stuff!

[PaleoMatt]

I would recomend only buying quality models from now on because they are more fun and educational but of course if your son sees something he likes he would obviously ask you to buy it

[laticauda]

Congrats on getting the answer, I was stumped.  Its not just little boy's that are fascinated, my daughter is a huge fan as well.  She actually goes to bed at night with a stuffed brachiosaurus.  My kids are 4 and 3, and we have done a lot of family bonding with dinosaurs over the past two years.  As for dino toys, my kids will use the plastic (dollar store) prehistoric animals, they prefer the Safari, Shleich, Papo, and collectA toys.  I don't know if that because that's what I bought for them on birthdays and holidays, but when we stop at a shop, or look online, those are the toys they want, and more importantly, use. 

Good luck on your quest for dino toys. 

[PaleoMatt]

Congrats on getting the answer, I was stumped.  Its not just little boy's that are fascinated, my daughter is a huge fan as well.  She actually goes to bed at night with a stuffed brachiosaurus.  My kids are 4 and 3, and we have done a lot of family bonding with dinosaurs over the past two years.  As for dino toys, my kids will use the plastic (dollar store) prehistoric animals, they prefer the Safari, Shleich, Papo, and collectA toys.  I don't know if that because that's what I bought for them on birthdays and holidays, but when we stop at a shop, or look online, those are the toys they want, and more importantly, use. 

Good luck on your quest for dino toys. 

I agree when I was younger I would use my schleich replicasaurus spino and all all the time because they were the coolest!

[Halichoeres]

Duh, I said "consonants," but obviously I meant vowels. Glad that silly error didn't stand in the way.

[UnconventionalDad]

Hey folks!  almost 4 months later and we both know over 100 dinosaurs (not just their names, but things about them!)

We've collected over 20 schleich, papo, and collectA dinos, what fascinating toys! - mostly papo because they are in a local store  (his dollar store dinos still get equal use, especially his 'army guy' dinos)

I even made a website to help parents begin their dino journey    (originally got the idea so i wouldn't have to 're-research' around the internet for our 2nd kid's dino adventure, but quickly realized the advantages to dino knowledge beyond naming dinos)

You can make really smart kids while playing   http://www.dinosavvy.com

Thanks again for your help at the (very)beginning while I was trying to figure out what he was saying!