Paging the palaeontologists

[matgb]

Via theweaselking, Palaeos Vertebrates: Glossary Ta - Th:

Thagomizer: this started out as a Far Side joke, but has now more or less become a part of the serious anatomical literature. The thagomizer is the, otherwise difficult to describe, collection of spikes at the end of a stegosaurid's tail. It is named after the late Thag

Is that for real?

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See, Mat? Having a grade A SmartArse like Dr Beren on your F-list is a GOOD thing... ;)