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What's Next, Boneless Chicken Ranches?

Monday, June 25, 2007

"And this part is called the thagomizer, after the late Thag Simmons" -- Gary Larson, 1982

And who says paloentologists don't have a sense of humor? Discover Magazine reminds us that the spiked tail-end of a stegosaurus REALLY IS called a "Thagomizer", in honor of this classic Far Side cartoon.

In fact, here's a message board post that dates back to 1995 citing the use of "thagomizer" in the legitimate academic literature, and you can find it mentioned in other glossaries of paleontology terms

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