[Ads-l] Antedating of "Tyrannosaurus" and "Tyrannosaurus Rex"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Tyrannosaurus (OED 1906), Tyrannosaurus Rex (OED 1906)

1905 _Butte_ (Mont.) _Inter Mountain_ 18 Nov. 2/3 (Newspapers.com)  Prof. Henry D. Osborn ... has conferred upon this newly discovered monster the title "Tyrannosaurus Rex." In plain Englih, this means the "Tyrant King Saurian," or the "King of Tyrant Saurians."

Fred Shapiro

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