New Dinosaur Dragon: ‘Dracorex Hogwartsia’
June 17, 2009 · Print This Article
I kid you not. It seems the bones of that dinosaur resembled a dragon sufficiently that the scientists involved named it
Dracorex hogwartsia in honor of children’s author J.K. Rowling. “The shape of the dinosaur’s cranium, with its lengthy muzzle, weird knobs and horns, surprised the scientists,” she said. “But the cranium looks strangely familiar to anyone who has studied dragons! Dracorex has a remarkable resemblance to the dragons of ancient China and medieval Europe.”
(H/T Nicole!)
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