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A generic dinosaur is uncapitaized, such as "brontosaurus." The only time to capitalize a dinosaur is if it had a proper name (such as "Jack the brontosaurus") or if it was named after a particular person or place (like "Piltdown Man").
If you are referring to a dinosaur using the proper binomial naming system used in science then there are a few rules to follow. The genus name comes first and is always capitalized. The species name comes second and is never capitalized and both names are italicized. As in the example Tyrannosaurus rex.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoYou don't if you are speaking generally like "velociraptor." When using the scientific name, you do.
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∙ 13y agoDinosaur names are capitalized because they are proper nouns.
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∙ 13y agoBinomial nomenclatures, e.g. Tyrannosaurus rex, are always italicized. However, names for individual dinosaurs, e.g. "Rexy," are not.
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∙ 15y agoYes
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When do you capitalize dinosaur names?
Dinosaur names are typically capitalized when they refer to a specific genus or species, such as "Tyrannosaurus rex" or "Velociraptor mongoliensis." However, when referring to dinosaurs in a more general sense (e.g. "the carnivorous dinosaurs"), they are not capitalized.
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