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Scrotum humanum Brookes, 1763 (nomen oblitum) Megalosaurus (meaning "great lizard", from Greek μέγας , megas , meaning 'big', 'tall' or 'great' and σαῦρος , sauros , meaning 'lizard') is an extinct genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic Epoch ( Bathonian stage, 166 million years ago) of southern England .
Brookes named the creature from which it came Scrotum Humanum in 1763, referring to anatomical similarities with the human scrotum. [ 5 ] His main translations are The Natural History of Chocolate (1724), from the French Histoire Naturelle du Cacao et du Sucre (1719) of Quelus (de Chélus), 2nd ed. 1730; and Jean-Baptiste Du Halde 's History of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 December 2024. Sac of skin that protects the testicles For the obsolete dinosaur fossil name, see Megalosaurus § "Scrotum humanum". Scrotum Human scrotum in a relaxed state (left) and a tense state (right) Details Precursor Labioscrotal swellings System Reproductive system Artery Anterior scrotal ...
Richard Brookes publishes a paper naming it Scrotum humanum. Although he meant this name metaphorically to describe the bone's appearance, this idea is taken seriously by French philosopher Jean-Baptiste Robinet, who believed that nature formed fossils in mimicry of portions of the human anatomy- such as the scrotum. [3]
The so-called "Scrotum humanum" remains may have come from this formation. [1] Dinosaurs; Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Alocodon [3]
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The Executive Secretary of the ICZN at the time, P.K. Tubbs, rejected Halstead's petition, concluding that the term "Scrotum humanum", published merely as a label for an illustration, did not constitute the valid creation of a new name, and stated that there was no evidence it was ever intended as such.
Phallichthys.The genus name literally means "phallus (penis) fish", [12] from the Greek phallos meaning "penis" and ichthys meaning "fish", [13] referring to the "comparatively huge" gonopodium, the modified anal fin used for copulation.