The Latin prefix 'dino' (as in dinosaur) means?
Dinocochlea Dinocochlea Dinocochlea ingens is a trace fossil specimen held in the Natural History Museum of London. It is a symmetrical helicospiral several metres in length that was famously unexplained until shown in 2009 to be a concretion formed around the burrow of a worm. Found in 1921 in the Wealden area of Sussex in England during construction of an arterial road, "Dinocochlea" was originally presumed to be a fossilised gastropod shell. As such, it was given a Latin name that translates to "giant terrible snail" using the "dino-" prefix in a nod to "Dinosaur" ("terrible lizard") and refers to the
Dino (The Flintstones) Dino (The Flintstones) Dino () is a fictional character featured in the Hanna-Barbera animated television series "The Flintstones", and its spin-offs and feature films. He is a pet dinosaur of the series' main characters, Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Dino debuted in the opening credits of the pilot episode of "The Flintstones", but is not mentioned by name until the first season's fourth episode, "No Help Wanted." In the series, Dino serves the role of a pet dog, and exhibits the characteristics of a typical domesticated canine. Dino is a prosauropod-like dinosaur. He is a Snorkasaurus. Dino is a relatively small