Q Who Names a New Dinosaur (Fossil)?

A.The person who studied the fossil B.The person who discovered the fossil C.The person who bought the naming rights for the fossil

Answer

A The person who studied the fossil

The person who studies and officially publishes a fossil is the one who names the dinosaur.

If fossils that were given different names are later found to belong to the same dinosaur, the name that was published first is the one that remains.

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