How are dinosaurs named?
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wickedwillie
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Dinosaurs generally are named after a characteristic body feature, after the place where they were found, or after a person involved in the discovery. Usually the name consists of two Greek or Latin words (or combinations); in order, these are the genus (plural, genera) and the species name. For example, the Greek and Latin combination (binomen) Tyrannosaurus rex means "king of the tyrant lizards." Biologists name modern animals exactly the same way. Some examples include humans (Homo sapiens), domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), box turtles (Terrapene carolina), and rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus).
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Dinosaurs can be named by whoever finds them. The name has to be reasonable though.
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Body feature:, Pachyrhinosaurus, Ornatotholus,/ Mentalus Retardus Animalus(LOL)
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body and head features and by the peson(s) that discovered them :)
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