Discussion Did you know there was a real Bulbasaurus?

[Sander RX]

Bulbasaurus was an extinct genus Dicynodonts from the late Permian South Africa. Dicynodonts were a clade of Therapsids (ancient mammal relatives which dominated the lands before the age of dinosaurs).

Bulbasaurus was smaller than its later Dicynodonts relatives who would later proliferate in early Triassic and lived a burrowing lifestyle. According to the scientists who named it, this hardy critter supposedly gets its name not from Pokemon, but from bulbous nasal bosses, which it may have used for attracting mates.

Bulbasaurus was described by Christian Kammerer and Smith in 2017. The description states that the generic name combines the Latin bulbus, referring to the very large and bulbous nasal bosses, with the common suffix -saurus. As for the specific name phylloxyron, meaning literally "leaf razor", it is derived from the Greek phyllos and xyron, and apparently refers to the keratinous covering on the premaxilla, maxilla, and palate that would have been used to shear plant material.[1] Thus, as published, the name of Bulbasaurus does not directly refer to Pokémon, or specifically the similarly-named Bulbasaur. However, Kammerer noted that "if one wished to read between the lines concerning certain similarities, I wouldn't stop them",[3] and later added that "similarities between this species and certain other squat, tusked quadrupeds may not be entirely coincidental."[4]

Whether you believe them that Pokemon had nothing to do with it is up to you, really.

Here's a detailed video about this creature:



If it is named after a Pokemon, it would still be better than when they named a random Abelisaur dinosaur Thanos

Or when they named a Trilobite Han solo

 

[Phantoon]

How'd that Thanos ever hold an Infinity Gauntlet? That's a terrible choice of animal for that name. It's like calling a snake Pele

 

[Deleted member 2]

I love that scientists just love giving cute dumb and cool names to stuff

 

[Sander RX]

How'd that Thanos ever hold an Infinity Gauntlet? That's a terrible choice of animal for that name. It's like calling a snake Pele

Abelisaur forelimbs were borderline vestigial.

Odd choice indeed.

 

[Galgavias]

All this information and the Paleontologists still can't even tell us at what level it learns Razor Leaf...

 

[Deleted member 1896]

ITS I learned Han Solo was a trilobite.

 

[Thorakai]

I love that scientists just love giving cute dumb and cool names to stuff

My thesis was on an olfactory gene called sonic hedgehog, giving me the perfect excuse to fill my presentations with Sonic renders. Thank you random Sega fanboy scientist.

 

[Sander RX]

My thesis was on an olfactory gene called sonic hedgehog, giving me the perfect excuse to fill my presentations with Sonic renders. Thank you random Sega fanboy scientist.

Did you know about this study

Sonic Hedgehog, the Penis and Erectile Dysfunction: A Review of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in the Penis

The sinusoid anatomy of the penis is complex and requires complicated interaction between smooth muscle and endothelium in order to maintain homeostasis in the adult. The morphogen, Sonic hedgehog (Shh), is a crucial regulator of these processes, along with its down stream targets patched (Ptc)...

www.eurekaselect.net

 

[Dardan Sandiego]

Bulbasaurus is real, strong and my friend.

 

[Lord Azrael]

They should base a fossil Pokémon off of it

 

[ArchedThunder]

It’s named after Bulbasaur.

 

[Gashead]

There is no way someone would call it that and include "Razor leaf" without being in on a Pokemon joke.

Bulbasaur is number 1 because it's the best, even if the flower toad evolution is a bit pants.

 

[Sander RX]

It’s named after Bulbasaur.

Haha

And the doctor even had plausible deniability and everything.

 

[Leo]

And it's as cute as the og Bulbasaur! GF should make it a Pokémon to go full circle.

 

[Caviar]

As for the specific name phylloxyron, meaning literally "leaf razor", it is derived from the Greek phyllos and xyron, and apparently refers to the keratinous covering on the premaxilla, maxilla, and palate that would have been used to shear plant material.

Writer needed to do some more research here.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

I love that scientists just love giving cute dumb and cool names to stuff

Literally the only thing stopping all science discoveries being named after things scientists who found them happened to like is those damn journals often stepping in and refusing to publish unless we give them boring names.