PALEO200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Hesperonychus

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Paleontology
• Course: PALEO200
• Professor: Angelica Torices

Document Summary

In the mid-1700s, scientists started giving species each unique names: most scientific names during this time was done in latin; different people called the same organism by different names and this causes. Names started to become more and more descriptive; longer and longer much more o o complicated. In the 18th species, scientists estimated there to be about 10, 000 different species. Recent estimates suggest that there are between 5 to 30 million species on earth. Carl linneaus swedish scientist in 18th century. Wrote book that listed all known organisms. Simple 2-part naming scheme for every creature and plant on earth. Latin was the language of science in europe. Two parts: genus (generic name) and species: homo man o. Whole name in italics, and genus is capitalized o. Most species on earth have been given new names. Rules for when and how something gets named. Cant rename things that have already been renamed.