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It's a good thing we named most of the dinosaurs like a hundred years ago (europe.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] seekAlejandro@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

They are finding them, in China, and they still follow th classic naming convention, but the unique parts are Chinese words,

“Key recent finds (2025–2026) include the *92-foot-long sauropod Tongnanlong zhimingi, the spiky herbivore Haolong dongi, and the 39-foot-long Huashanosaurus qini”