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By Bob Strauss, About.com Guide to Dinosaurs

The Ten Weirdest Dinosaur Names

Thursday April 10, 2008

As you plunge into the ranks of the more obscure dinosaurs--you know, the ones that lurk in the underbrush behind five-star dinos like T. Rex and Triceratops--you come across some awfully strange specimens. These dinosaurs aren't necessarily weird in appearance or behavior, but you gotta love their names. (Click on the links for more information--and an explanation of the strange moniker.)

Gasosaurus
Yamaceratops
Platnitzkysaurus
Brachytrachelopan
Gargoyleosaurus
Gorgonops
Leaellynosaura
Sellosaurus
Shuvuuia
Supersaurus

Comments

April 10, 2008 at 11:39 am
(1) Beth Peterson says:

These are great, Bob!! rofl

April 17, 2008 at 3:07 pm
(2) dinoluva49 says:

i can think of much wierder dinosaur names than these, like micropachycephalosaurus and stygimoloch.
still OK though.

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