"Tyrannosaurus is universally known by its full specific name, Tyrannosaurus rex, a fact which elevates it above the anonymous generic labelling of other fossil species, which are almost all known only by their generic names without mention of their species. Does anyone ever talk about Velociraptor mongoliensis? No, there is only "the velociraptor" (or, worse still, "raptor")."
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Andrea Cau, Theropoda, Vol. I: Tyrannosauroidea (Amazon Media EU S.Ã r.l., 2012)
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