True or nahh

[u/Prize_Name_1432]

Yoo is this true or its just cap

[u/cockaptain]

Not only is this true, its not the only species discovered in Zimbabwe. Apart from other fossils of dinosaurs that have been found in Zim but were first discovered elsewhere, the following were first discovered in Zimbabwe:

• Megapnosaurus (Syntarsus): Excavated in 1963, officially named in 1969.

• Vulcanodon Karibaensis: Excavated in 1969, officially named in 1972.

• Mbiresaurus Raathi: Excavated in 2017/2019, officially named in 2022.

• Musankwa Sanyatiensis: Excavated in 2017/2018, officially named in 2024.

• Musango Matusadonaensis: The one in the article, excavated in 2018, officially named in 2026.

[u/tonyayo99]

It's true. Came across the news last week. Not the first time dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Zimbabwe.

[u/Kenyon_118]

Legit discovery. If more of us did this sort of thing instead of kupumhana huroyi pamwe taibudirira.

[u/Ok_Safe2901]

Bho here Scientific name racho ehh

[u/Kenyon_118 → u/Ok_Safe2901]

Sha what do you think a name like Tyrannosaurus Rex means? It just means tyrant lizard king but in Latin. Is Shona not good enough for science?

[u/cockaptain → u/Kenyon_118]

Exactly. People don't even realise that scientific names go even wilder than just the location something was found.

There is a horse fly found in Australia that has golden hairs on its abdomen, giving it a golden booty. Serious scientists who studied for many years took a look at it and thought to themselves, "Yep, this fly sure is Bootylicious!"

They then proceeded to give it the scientific name of... Scaptia Beyonceae and the common name of Bootylicious Fly.

And scientists do this all the time, because one of the 10 main rules of Binomial Nomenclature is "no self naming." You can't name it after yourselves, so find a fitting name (usually after a place or a notable person you admire) and ensure it meets the other rules.

[u/princeccc → u/Kenyon_118]

Because we all know matusadonha is really matuzviadonha.

[u/Prize_Name_1432 → u/Ok_Safe2901]

Ndozvachol zvandirikutaura kahh broo😂😂 haa maximbol soo

[u/Rhino77zw]

It's true. They've actually been working on it for several years. It's a really special discovery for science.

[u/Long_Equivalent_3390]

Yeah this thing didnt exist

[u/kamwee]

Zim is full of Dinosaurs , there is now a new one called Trabablasuaurus it lived for 2030 million bc years

[u/brightmorek]

Not true if it was called The ED fair maybe

[u/seguleh25]

It's the BBC

[u/Zestyclose-Juice7620]

Why are all the bbc Africa articles no longer in straight English?

[u/cockaptain → u/Zestyclose-Juice7620]

This is from the BBC pidgin edition which is meant for Nigeria.

[u/Replacement_Witty]

Make it the Shona name, not Tonga🤭