Laopteryx Laopteryx Laopteryx is the name assigned to a pterosaur (flying reptile) from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, United States; it was originally thought to be a bird. The genus was named in 1881 by Othniel Charles Marsh. The generic name is derived from Greek "laas", "stone", and "pteryx", "wing". The full species name given by Marsh was "Laopteryx priscum"; the specific name meaning "of venerable age" in Latin. However, Marsh incorrectly used the neuter form, while "pteryx" is feminine in Greek. (See grammatical gender.) This was in the 19th century emended to an, also incorrect, masculine "priscus" and
Matthew (given name) United Kingdom, Matthew has been among the 10 most popular male names. Matthew has been in the top 1,000 most popular male names in Australia, Canada and United States. Matthew (given name) Matthew is an English language given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "מתתיהו" ("Matityahu") which means "Gift of Yahweh". The Hebrew name "" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" ("Mattathias"). It was subsequently shortened to Greek "Ματθαῖος" ("Matthaios"); this was Latinised as "Matthaeus", which became "Matthew" in English. The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle who in Christian theology is one