[Rockhounds] "Game of Thrones" dragon honored by Pterosaur name

[Paul]

The Pterosaur species named Ornithocheirus wiedenrothi
has recently been renamed as Targaryendraco wiedenrothi.
The authors chose to name it in honour of the dragons in
the book series "Game of Thrones".

Game of Thrones honoured in new classification of pterosaur
G. r. R. Martin, the Guardian, February 26, 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/26/game-of-thrones-honoured-in-new-classification-of-pterosaur

The paper is:

Pêgas, R.V., Holgado, B. and Leal, M.E.C., 2019. On
Targaryendraco wiedenrothi gen. nov.(Pterodactyloidea,
Pteranodontoidea, Lanceodontia) and recognition of a
new cosmopolitan lineage of Cretaceous toothed
pterodactyloids. Historical Biology, pp.1-15.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337363603_On_Targaryendraco_wiedenrothi_gen_nov_Pterodactyloidea_Pteranodontoidea_Lanceodontia_and_recognition_of_a_new_cosmopolitan_lineage_of_Cretaceous_toothed_pterodactyloids
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo_Pegas
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2019.1690482?scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=ghbi20

Yours,

Paul H.