The four spikes at the end of the stegosaurus's tail are call a "
thagomizer." This is not some sort of obscure technical term derived from latin or greek. It is a reference to
a Far Side cartoon Gary Larson drew in 1982. Thanks to
Irregular Webcomic for another cool piece of trivia.
1 comment:
I remember that cartoon. Awesome!
I think that Gary Larson has a few species named after him. He's well liked by biologists.
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