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Naming Dinosaurs: Newly discovered dinosaurs are named by the discoverer or by the paleontologist who determines that it represents a new genus (or species). There are many different ways to choose a dinosaur name. Sometimes the dinosaur is given a name that describes something unusual about it's body, head, or feet. Some are named after the location where they are found, their behavior, size, or in honor of a person. The name has to be approved by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
For a page of many Greek, Latin, and other roots used in dinosaur names, click here.
| Dinosaur | Head Feature |
|---|---|
| Brachyceratops | Short-horned faced |
| Corythosaurus | Helmet lizard |
| Dilophosaurus | Two-ridged lizard |
| Homalocephale | Level (flat) head |
| Microceratops | Small-horned faced |
| Ornatotholus | Ornate dome |
| Pachyrhinosaurus | Thick-nosed Lizard |
| Pentaceratops | Five-horned head |
| Saurolophus | Crested lizard |
| Triceratops | Three-horned head |
| Dinosaur | Feature |
|---|---|
| Baryonyx | Heavy claw |
| Brachiosaurus | Arm Lizard (because its arms are longer than its legs) |
| Ceratosaurus | Horned Lizard |
| Dacentrus | Sharp-point tail |
| Deinocheirus | Terrible hand |
| Elaphrosaurus | Lightweight lizard |
| Panoplosaurus | Fully-armed lizard |
| Spinosaurus | Spiny lizard |
| Centrosaurus, Kentrosaurus, and Styracosaurus | Spiked Lizard |
| Barosaurus, Epachthosaurus, and Lurdusaurus | Heavy Lizard |
| Dinosaur | Feature |
|---|---|
| Astrodon | Star tooth |
| Deinodon | Terrible tooth |
| Heterodontosaurus | Different-tooth lizard |
| Hypsilophodon | High-ridged tooth |
| Iguanodon | Iguana tooth |
| Microdontosaurus | Tiny-tooth lizard |
| Troödon | Wounding tooth |
| Dinosaur | Feature |
|---|---|
| Brachypodosaurus | Short-footed lizard |
| Deinonychus | Terrible claw |
| Saltopus | Leaping foot |
| Velocipes | Swift foot |
| Dinosaur | Paleontologist it was named after |
|---|---|
| Chassternbergia | Charles Sternberg |
| Drinker | Edward Drinker Cope |
| Lambeosaurus | Lawrence Lambe |
| Marshosaurus and Othnielia | Othniel C. Marsh |
| Dinosaur | Place it was named for |
|---|---|
| Albertosaurus | Alberta, Canada |
| Andesaurus | The Andes mountains, South America |
| Coloradisaurus | Colorado Formation in Argentina |
| Denversaurus | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Edmontosaurus and Edmontonia | Edmonton Formation in Alberta, Canada |
| Indosaurus and Indosuchus | India |
| Lesothosaurus | Lesotho, South Africa |
| Utahraptor | Utah, USA |
| Shunosaurus and Szechuanosaurus | Szechuan, China |
| Dinosaur | Behavior it was named for |
|---|---|
| Maiasaura | Good mother lizard |
| Oviraptor | Egg thief (even though it wasn't) |
| Velociraptor | Speedy robber |
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