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Peg
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Message 14 of 271 (559232)
05-07-2010 7:30 PM
Reply to: Message 13 by Coyote
04-20-2010 12:07 PM


Re: Where are the bones?
coyote writes:
Where are the dinosaur bones (bones, not fossils)?
just curious about what type of dinosaurs you are refering to. When i think of modern dinosaurs i think in terms of crocodiles and iguanas and comodo dragons
arnt these all a type of 'dinosaur'.... literally meaning lizards?

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Peg
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Message 33 of 271 (559347)
05-08-2010 6:56 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by Dr Adequate
05-07-2010 10:15 PM


Re: Where are the bones?
DrAdequate writes:
Dinosaur does not literally mean "lizard", it literally means "dinosaur"
when the British paleontologist Richard Owen discovered the first dinosaur bones, he called them Dinosauria. The word is derived from the two Greek words deinos and sauros, meaning terrible lizard
So the fact that we still use the word 'dinosaur' to describe them means that 'terrible lizard' is infact their literal name. If that has changed, why not change the name from dinosaur to what they are now known as to save us simpletons from confusion?

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Peg
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Message 72 of 271 (559464)
05-09-2010 7:44 PM
Reply to: Message 38 by Dr Adequate
05-08-2010 7:47 PM


Re: Where are the bones?
Dr Adequate writes:
No, it means that their literal name is dinosaur. No scientist in the world would be stupid enough to call them lizards.
the point is, that IS what the word means....its a desciptive word.
If dinosaurs dont mean that, then they should change the name to what they believe it means.
Im really just nitpicking here btw lol

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