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Sometimes there's a designation to where the fossil was found (as in Tuojiangosaurus or Neanderthal). Sometimes, there's a prefix designating the animal's place in evolution (like "proto" in Protoceratops, showing that it was one of the original ceratopsians). Another designation might be to the size of the critter (such as in microraptor or Seismosaurus).

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