Talk:Dracorex
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[edit] Status of Tylosteus
Tylosteus ornatus Leidy, 1872 was shown by Sullivan (2006) to be very similar to Dracorex hogwartsia, rejecting the assertion that Tylosteus is a specimen of Pachycephalosaurus. Therefore, Tylosteus cannot be a synonym of Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis, and a petition will be made for the International Commission on Zooological Nomenclature to resurrect the name Tylosteus.
Sullivan, R.M., 2006. A taxonomic review of the Pachycephalosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithischia). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35: 347-365. 72.194.116.63 16:53, 15 April 2007 (UTC) Vahe Demirjian 09.52 15 April 2007
- Why is a petition needed? Was the type specimen of Pacycephalosaurus transferred to it or something? Dinoguy2 01:39, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] If Dracorex looks like a dragon, why is not a Dragon?
Dracorex looks like a dragon, and the skeleton is probably a juvenile, so it was big. So why is it called a dinosuar that looks like a dragon, and not a dragon? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.35.93.17 (talk • contribs)
- You do realize that there is no such thing as dragons, right? Dragons are fictional, magical, mythical animals of a wide variety of shapes and abilities (probably based in some cases on things in nature, like snakes and so forth, but not necessarily based on anything in reality), that according to stories coexisted with humans. Dracorex is a dinosaur with a skull that looks like some conceptions of dragons, but is not a dragon, and when it grew up, in all likelihood it grew up to be Pachycephalosaurus, only about 5 meters (16 feet long). —Preceding unsigned comment added by J. Spencer (talk • contribs)
- Yup. Same reason Sauroposeidon is not the Ancient Greek god of earthquakes. It's discoverers just thought the name sounded cool and appropriately 'poetic.' Dinoguy2 (talk) 00:06, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Actually, there are some(myself included) who would say that there are such things as dragons. It would not be appropriate here to go into all my reasoning, but if anyone is interested, they can post on my talk page. In my belief, it is a dragon. I don't know why scientists are dead set on not believing in them. I also don't see how a semi-complete skull and a few vertebrae can tell scientists everything they claim to "know" about this animal.
A firm believer in dragons, Lordofthemarsh (talk) 04:16, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
You're entitled to your opinion, but as it's contrary to accepted science, it really doesn't have a place here. Qwo (talk) 01:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
