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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 11 January 2025. Sac of skin that protects the testicles For the obsolete dinosaur fossil name, see Megalosaurus § "Scrotum humanum". Scrotum A human's 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. [2]
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]
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.
These structures are the future scrotum and labia majora in males and females, respectively. The genital tubercles of an eight-week-old embryo of either sex are identical. They both have a glans area, which will go on to form the clitoral glans (females) or penile glans (males), a urogenital fold and groove, and an anal tubercle.