tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post3691727790549255899..comments2023-09-05T13:36:07.191-06:00Comments on Dinochick Blogs: The Saga of Diceratops, Diceratus, and NedoceratopsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-3281285428567893772009-04-10T00:34:00.000-06:002009-04-10T00:34:00.000-06:00Tell me about it Frank!Tell me about it Frank!ReBecca Hunt-Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531577104733601336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-64022747990485455102009-04-08T14:10:00.000-06:002009-04-08T14:10:00.000-06:00Well isn't that appropriate. It would be just like...Well isn't that appropriate. It would be just like an Ichneumon wasp to parasitize something. In this case a name. :)Frank Varrialehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737916826533622501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-17275216440632076592009-01-20T17:20:00.000-07:002009-01-20T17:20:00.000-07:00I _like_ the name. (But then, I would.)I _like_ the name. (But then, I would.)Dicing with Dragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132972790091524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-85034335614940423442009-01-16T08:16:00.000-07:002009-01-16T08:16:00.000-07:00Why is it "bad" that three dinosaurs (only two of ...Why is it "bad" that three dinosaurs (only two of them valid) are named after Ned Colbert? Dong Zhiming has about six now.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613329277334129312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-11468272803906537902009-01-15T18:29:00.000-07:002009-01-15T18:29:00.000-07:00I saw that specimen at the Smithsonian. So it is a...I saw that specimen at the Smithsonian. So it is a valid genus? Well the name changes don't help. And I'm with Darren, I hope it isn't named after Colbert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-91788326001215101012009-01-15T15:22:00.000-07:002009-01-15T15:22:00.000-07:00Why the name "Nedoceratops?" Sounds like a ceratop...Why the name "Nedoceratops?" Sounds like a ceratopsian name game to me. LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-68998811899964616142009-01-15T14:16:00.000-07:002009-01-15T14:16:00.000-07:00YES! That would be great. Thank you for the offer....YES! That would be great. Thank you for the offer.ReBecca Hunt-Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531577104733601336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-78798798435777207312009-01-15T14:13:00.000-07:002009-01-15T14:13:00.000-07:00I'll make a PDF tomorrow, and send it to you both ...I'll make a PDF tomorrow, and send it to you both if you would like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-5672568548145784482009-01-15T11:24:00.000-07:002009-01-15T11:24:00.000-07:00Thanks for checking the reference Richard. That is...Thanks for checking the reference Richard. That is a rather derogatory name. Why didn't he just let someone who works on ceratopsians rename it it he thinks it is "insufficient."<BR/><BR/>If Ukrainsky sends me a copy of the paper Darren I will fwd it to you. I already have a paper with <I>Diceratus</I> published in it now.ReBecca Hunt-Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531577104733601336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-52533436524811388282009-01-15T03:32:00.000-07:002009-01-15T03:32:00.000-07:00I'm very keen to see Ukrainsky's articles but, so ...I'm very keen to see Ukrainsky's articles but, so far as I can tell, <I>Nedoceratops</I> is now the name we should use. I recently changed a book manuscript to incorporate <I>Diceratus</I>: luckily I have time to now change it again. The down side is that I might have to explain this mess, given that no reader will know what <I>Nedoceratops</I> is.<BR/><BR/>And I really hope it isn't named for Ned Colbert - how boring and unimaginative (<I>Rioarribasaurus colberti</I>, <I>Nedcolbertia</I> and <I>Isisaurus colberti</I> are bad enough).Darren Naishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324870234525004643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-24511477024010191102009-01-15T03:25:00.000-07:002009-01-15T03:25:00.000-07:00I just checked the reference; it is very short and...I just checked the reference; it is very short and says virtually nothing, but the etymology is "from the Russian prefix 'Nedo' meaning insufficiency". Why Diceratops is insufficient isn't made clear, but the author is an entomologist so perhaps it is another Megapnosaurus...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335686633770404334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-86913251371905688172009-01-14T19:19:00.000-07:002009-01-14T19:19:00.000-07:00Hopefully more like Colbert, but I have no idea.Hopefully more like Colbert, but I have no idea.ReBecca Hunt-Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531577104733601336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578322515370564452.post-61509102835968486042009-01-14T19:02:00.000-07:002009-01-14T19:02:00.000-07:00"Ned" as in "Flanders"? Anyone have an idea on the..."Ned" as in "Flanders"? Anyone have an idea on the etymology behind this?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.com