Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide W
Ben Creisler
Web Page copyright © 1996-2002 by Jeff Poling. Text copyright © 1996-2002 by Ben Creisler. This material may not be reproduced except as provided for in the "fair-use doctrine" of title 17, U.S. Code.
Last updated July 7, 2003. Updated every Monday and Thursday, as necessary.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Walgettosuchus von Huene 1932 "Walgett (Australia) crocodile"
WAHL-get-o-SOOK-us (Walgett + Gr. soukhos "crocodile") (m) named for the town of Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, near where the fossils were found. Theropoda i.s. E. Cret. Aus. [nomen dubium]
Walkeria Chatterjee 1987 "for A. Walker"
wah-KEER-ee-a (f) named to honor Alick D. Walker, British paleontologist, for his valuable contribution to Mesozoic vertebrates. (Preoccupied by Walkeria Fleming 1823. See Alwalkeria)
Wakinosaurus Okazaki 1992 "Wakino (Japan) lizard"
wah-KEEN-o-SAWR-us (Wakino + Gr. sauros "lizard") (m) named to indicate a partial tooth from the Sengoku Formation of the Wakino Subgroup of the Kwanmon Group, in the Wakino area of northern Kyushu Island, Japan. Theropoda E. Cret. Japan [nomen dubium]
Wannanosaurus Hou 1977 "Southern Anhui (China) lizard"
WAHN-NAHN-o-SAWR-us (Chin. Wan, a name for Anhui Province + Chin. nan "south" + Gr. sauros "lizard") (m) referring to the southern region of Anhui Province, China, where the fossil was found. Pachycephalosauria Pachycephalosauridae L. Cret. China
Wuerhosaurus Dong 1973 "Wuerho (China) lizard"
woo-UHR-huh-SAWR-us (Wuerho + Gr. sauros "lizard") (m) named for Wuerho, a town near where the fossil was found in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China. Stegosauria Stegosauridae E. Cret. China
Wyleyia Harrison & Walker 1973 "for J. G. Wyley"
wie-LEE-ya (f) named to honor J. F. Wyley, who found the imperfect humerus in the Weald Clay, Henfield, Sussex, England; first identified as belonging to a bird. Theropoda ?Coelurosauria ?Troodontidae E. Cret. Eur. [nomen dubium]
New: January 1, 1996