Season 6 ~ Episode #58 - - - 5 Dinosaurs Named After Famous People

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on October 1, 2014 at 11:43am

BAMBIRAPTOR reminded me of this classic piece of animation history . . .

Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) is a cartoon created entirely by Marv Newland. Less than two minutes long, the film is a classic of animation - - - > #38 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals (1994).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi_Meets_Godzilla

Permalink Reply by Richard Fox on October 1, 2014 at 11:44am

They didn't mention the Rhetticulus Linkoni a small cat like dinosaur found in the walls of a studio in Burbank California when scientist dissected the stomach contents it was learned that it's last meal consisted of a Carolina Reaper.

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on October 1, 2014 at 12:36pm

. . . and bacon . . .

K-ModPermalink Reply by Alexis (Indigo Sparrow) on October 1, 2014 at 9:31pm

Ewwww... O_o

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on October 1, 2014 at 12:18pm

THE REAL ONES:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambiraptor

The holotype fossil is less than one meter long, although this specimen appears to be a juvenile, and it is possible that Bambiraptor is really just a juvenile Saurornitholestes. Because of its small size, it was christened Bambiraptor feinbergi, after the familiar Disney movie character and the surname of the wealthy family who bought and lent the specimen to the new Graves Museum of Natural History in Florida.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kootenichela

The species name deppi comes from the actor Johnny Depp, after his role as "Edward Scissorhands" in the film of the same name. David Legg, the discoverer of Kootenichela, said:

"When I first saw the pair of isolated claws in the fossil records of this species I could not help but think of Edward Scissorhands. Even the genus name, Kootenichela, includes the reference to this film as 'chela' is Latin for claws or scissors. In truth, I am also a bit of a Depp fan and so what better way to honour the man than to immortalise him as an ancient creature that once roamed the sea?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obamadon

The type species was named Obamadon gracilis after United States president Barack Obama, "in reference to the tall, straight teeth, and the manner in which Mr. Obama has acted as a role model of good oral hygiene for the world." According to Nicholas R. Longrich of Yale Unversitythe creature "was probably a foot long, [and] with these tall, slender teeth it used to eat insects and plant matter."

http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/mesozoicmammals/fl/Gagadon.htm

If you're announcing a new genus of artiodactyl, it helps to come up with a distinctive name, since even-toed mammals were thick on the ground in early Eocene North America (about 50 million years ago). Enter Gagadon minimonstrum, aka the Lady Gaga-toothed mini-monster, the lower jaw of which was discovered in Wyoming in 1988, but which wasn't announced to the world until May of 2014 - - presumably when paleontologists Richard K. Stucky and Herbert H. Covey deemed the roster of high-powered pop stars to be suitably impressive. The most notable feature of Gagadon was the "unique accessory cusps" on its teeth, which was doubtless an adaptation to its unique grass diet (though presumably Lady Gaga herself enjoys a more varied menu).