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
Elizabeth (given name) not limited to: Name variants listed above may also be used as nicknames. Elizabeth (given name) Elizabeth is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ ("Elisabet", Modern Greek pronunciation "Elisávet"), which is a form of the Hebrew name "Elisheva" (), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", as rendered in the Septuagint. "Elizabeth" appears in the Old Testament as the name of Aaron's wife ("Elisheva" in the Hebrew Bible), and in the New Testament as the name of the wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. It has also