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- The end of a MegalosaurusMegalosaurusMegalosaurus is a genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic period of Europe...
thighbone, previously1677 in paleontology-Fossils:* Robert Plot misinterprets a piece of Megalosaurus thigh bone as belonging to an elephant brought to Britain when the region was under the control of the Roman Empire. Despite recognizing this find as a petrified bone, he would later make the curious claim that fossils were made by God to...
misinterpreted by Robert PlotRobert PlotRobert Plot was an English naturalist, first Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, and the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum....
to be the remains of an elephant brought to Britain by the RomansRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, is subject to further confusion when Richard BrookesRichard BrookesRichard Brookes was an English physician and author of compilations and translations on medicine, surgery, natural history, and geography, most of which went through several editions.-Life:...
publishes a paper naming it ScrotumScrotumIn some male mammals the scrotum is a dual-chambered protuberance of skin and muscle containing the testicles and divided by a septum. It is an extension of the perineum, and is located between the penis and anus. In humans and some other mammals, the base of the scrotum becomes covered with curly...
humanum. Although he meant this name metaphorically to describe the bone's appearance, this idea is taken seriously by French philosopher Jean-Baptiste RobinetJean-Baptiste RobinetJean-Baptiste Robinet was a French naturalist.He is known for his five-volume work De la nature . He was also involved in the sequel publications to the Encyclopédie, taking on Diderot's editorial role.-External links:**...
, who believed that nature formed fossils in mimicry of portions of the human anatomy- such as the scrotum.
Newly named dinosaurs
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Non-Linnaean Linnaean taxonomy Linnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts:# the particular form of biological classification set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his Systema Naturæ and subsequent works... name |
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Possible synonym of Megalosaurus Megalosaurus Megalosaurus is a genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic period of Europe... . |
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