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Who coined the term 'dinosauria?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

The British paleontologist, Sir Richard Owen, was responsible for coining the word in 1841. The word derives from two greek words "deinos" (= terrible) + "sauros" (= lizard).

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