imperator

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In 2022 a study in the journal Nature revealed that a pterosaur known as Tupandactylus imperator had microscopic structures in its skin known as melanosomes.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Experts say the former stands for “Brutus, Imperator,” with imperator referring not to emperor but to commander.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The fossil, described on Wednesday in a new study in Nature, is a pterosaur called Tupandactylus imperator that was found in the Early Cretaceous limestone of Brazil’s Crato Formation.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2022

Earlier this year, a trio of paleontologists proposed that some of the fossils labeled T. rex are different species and should get new names—T. regina and T. imperator.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2022

The word imperator, from imperāre, to command, in its most general sense signified the commander of an army.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various