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Category: The History of Paleontology
Stories from the early days of paleontology

Just how many dinosaurs have been named Megalosaurus? If you ask me, far too many.

While today we recognize fossils as the remains of extinct animals, our ancestors weren’t so observant. This led to a few… peculiar name choices, including that of the first known dinosaur fossil…