How do you name a dinosaur?

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Tyrannosaurus rex, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor-what’s in a dinosaur name? Join paleontologist Roger Benson as he explains the process for naming a dinosaur species, and the different sources of inspiration scientists draw on to come up with memorable names for the fossils they find.
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Discover how paleontologists use anatomy, geography, historical figures, and even celebrities to add unique and informative names to the dinosaur family tree. Learn the inspiration behind names like Diplodocus and Stegosaurus in the fascinating world of paleontological nomenclature (the system of giving scientific names to species).
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@dumoulin11 Ай бұрын

Oh those cheeky beetle taxonomists.

@albertnedelman6648 Ай бұрын

The best extinct reptile name is Aerodactylus scolopacieps. Theoretically named Aerodactylus, or wind-finger, as a descriptive name, in practical terms named after a Pokemon

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory Ай бұрын

There's also a "Bulbasaurus" genus of dicynodont-it does have a bulbous nose, but we think the researchers knew what they were doing 😉

@godzilloid Ай бұрын

The creator of Pokemon was obsessed by dinosaurs and insects as a lid. This is how he created Pokemon.

@3possumsinatrenchcoat Ай бұрын

if you'd like an intro for fun scientific names, I'd like to put forward the mini genus of frogs named by Mark Scherz

@turbo7730 Ай бұрын

What are the six dinosaurs that named after the famous people(genus and species)?

@turbo7730 26 күн бұрын

At 1:21

@IndriidaeNT Ай бұрын

This video is so cool, if I were to become a paleontologist someday and discover a new dinosaur or pterosaur species via a fossil in the field, I would name it after its country, a celebrity or one of my favorite things.

@odairmanzoni Ай бұрын

Very interesting.

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ariellovato1449 Ай бұрын

Oh Syntarsus, rip

@Iamnotreal.n 27 күн бұрын

Confucius❤

@Iamnotreal.n 27 күн бұрын

Hayagriva India god 🙇🙏

@michaelcaprio5269 Ай бұрын

Paleontology is the grown up version of Pokemon, it's all about taxonomy

@twonumber22 Ай бұрын

Probably not a great idea naming things after celebrities.

@3possumsinatrenchcoat Ай бұрын

ime it often is used as a way to get a publicity boost for threatened or endangered animals (the extant ones that get named like that that is) I get what you're saying dgmw! I'm just pointing out it can be used as a push to protect animals/habitats that most people couldn't give two hoots about otherwise. (also the same can be argued of any other "fun"-type names given. if someone in 1920 named a dino after finding it in North Korea, or some word that over the years has turned into a derogatory word (or even slur), or after a colleague that ended up murdering his wife 20 years later, etc)

@3possumsinatrenchcoat Ай бұрын

[holy text wall, batman] tldr every name has some risk of not aging well, but it can be beneficial in the moment when the name gets announced.

@MariaMartinez-researcher 28 күн бұрын

It happens all the time. Chilean here. Our national flower is the copihue, an elegant climbing plant. Scientific name, Lapageria rosea. Why? "Lapageria is named for Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie (1763-1814), also known as Napoleon's Empress Josephine, who was a keen collector of plants for her garden at Château de Malmaison. Rosea means 'flushed rose' or 'flushed pink'." In 1802, she was enough of a celebrity for a Spanish botanist using her name.

@twonumber22 28 күн бұрын

@@MariaMartinez-researcher Yeah I'm sure there was a much better person to name it after.