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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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How Did Dinosaurs Get Their Names?

A lot of times they are named something Latin and we do that because various scientists from around the world speak different languages. So soropocyan was, his name refers to this thunderous god lizard. And then acrocanthesaurus had a spine, a large ridge that ran down his back which was different from T-Rex. They give them names that are based on something about them. Sometimes it has the person who discovered its name in it; sometimes it's something to do with the place where it was found.

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