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...that the ankylosaur Antarctopelta was the first dinosaur found in Antarctica?
...that the dinosaur Mei has the shortest name of all dinosaurs? Its scientific name, Mei long, means "sleeping dragon" in Chinese because its skeleton was found in a sleeping position.
...that the Chinese ankylosaur Tianchisaurus (initially "Jurassosaurus") was named after Steven Spielberg's movie Jurassic Park? The species epithet "nedegoapeferima" is formed from the last names of the lead actors of the movie: Neill, Dern, Goldblum, Attenborough, Peck, Ferrero, Richards and Mazzello.
...that despite being one of the best known dinosaurs, a complete skeleton of Triceratops has never been found?
...that Cryolophosaurus is informally known as Elvisaurus because the bizarre crest running across its head resembles Elvis Presley's 1950s pompadour haircut?
...that Polar dinosaurs could have walked to Australia, because during the early Cretaceous the continent of Australia was still linked to Antarctica?
...that the only surviving fossils of Aegyptosaurus were destroyed in a 1944 bombing raid on Munich, Germany during World War II?
...that Late Cretaceous duckbilled dinosaur Gryposaurus monumentensis had 800 teeth?
...that fossil remains of the dinosaur species Aralosaurus were found in Kazakhstan after the Aral Sea started shrinking significantly?
...that the dinosaur Lufengosaurus, whose remains were found in China, was the first dinosaur to appear on a commemorative postage stamp, in 1958?
...that the prosauropod dinosaur Efraasia was misidentified at least four times before being recognized as a separate genus?
...that Oryctodromeus, a genus of small herbivorous dinosaur from the mid Cretaceous of Montana, is the first dinosaur described as making burrows?
...that Nqwebasaurus, a Cretaceous coelurosaurid dinosaur from Africa, had an opposable thumb known as a "killer claw"?
...that some specimens of the dinosaur Struthiomimus were found under piles of ash, suggesting they died in a fire?
...that Bruhathkayosaurus, a giant sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of India, has been called the largest dinosaur ever?
...that discoveries of Maiasaura nests, eggs and hatchlings provided the first ever proof that large dinosaurs raised their young?
...that the Phyllodon, a small herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic found in present-day Portugal, may have been closely related to North American dinosaurs?
...that species of Prosaurolophus, a duckbilled dinosaur, have been described by Barnum Brown and Jack Horner, two of the most prominent paleontologists of the 20th century?
...that Lophostropheus from Normandy is one of the only dinosaurs known from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary?
...that Trachodon, despite being a well-known and often-used duckbill name in the past, is based on teeth which include both duckbill and horned dinosaur specimens?
...that the nest of eggs that gave Oviraptor its name ('egg thief') were probably the animal's own eggs and not its meal?
...that Rapetosaurus is the first titanosaur known from fossils that include both a skeleton and skull?
...that specimens of Coelophysis thought to show cannibalism actually have the remains of other animals in their stomachs, or are lying on top of other Coelophysis individuals?
...that Monoclonius, although commonly illustrated in dinosaur books, may be an invalid name based on the remains of juveniles of other horned dinosaurs?
...that up to ten species of Psittacosaurus are recognized by scientists today, by far the most of any dinosaur genus?
...that Therizinosaurus, meaning "scythe lizard", is named after its hand claws, which could reach up to a meter in length?
...that the remains of Animantarx are radioactive and were located using a scintillation counter before they had even been exposed on the surface?
...that Pedopenna grew long, bird-like feathers on its feet?
...that Ekrixinatosaurus means "explosion-born lizard" because its remains were discovered using dynamite?
...that the Ischigualasto Formation in Argentina preserves many of the oldest known dinosaurs?
...that Atlascopcosaurus and Qantassaurus are two Australian dinosaurs named after businesses?
...that a specimen of Brachylophosaurus nicknamed 'Leonardo' was found fully articulated and wrapped in impressions of its skin?
...that the ceratopsian Auroraceratops is named "dawn horned face" because the wife of one of its discoverers is named Dawn?
...that a Brachiosaurus skeleton is mounted in O'Hare International Airport in Chicago?
...that Mahakala, a small dromaeosaurid from Mongolia, is named after Mahakala, one of the eight protective deities (dharmapalas, "Protectors of the Law") in Tibetan Buddhism?
...that Othniel Charles Marsh named two species of the dinosaur Coelurus from the same quarry, not knowing that the bones belonged to the same skeleton?

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