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Tag Archives: Nomina dubia
Scare Quotes and Recent Ceratopsians
Scare quotes are a figurative use of quotation marks to imply the object(s) being enclosed (be it a theory, phrase, or word) are not proscribed by the quoting author(s) [n1]. In this case, they are used around taxonomic names that … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Paleontology, Science Reporting
Tagged Ceratopsians, Nomina dubia, ontogeny, The Genus Question
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On Ceratops
Three things to note here: 1. Ceratops montanus is not complete, and is based on incomplete cranial remains that are considered unusable for further taxonomic purposes. It is, in short, a nomen dubium. 2. The word ceratops is a Latinized … Continue reading
Posted in Paleontology, Taxonomy
Tagged Ceratopsians, Nomenclature, Nomina dubia, Ornithischians, Pronunciation
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Jaime A. Headden