Abrosaurus
Abrosaurus (/ˌæbroʊˈsɔːrəs/; 'delicate lizard' from the Greek αβρος meaning 'delicate' or 'dainty' and σαυρος meaning 'lizard') is a genus of macronarian sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Period of what is now Asia, one of many dinosaurs found at the Dashanpu Quarry in the Sichuan Province of China. Like most sauropods, Abrosaurus was a quadrupedal herbivore but it was rather small for a sauropod, not much more than 30 feet (9 m) long. Its head was boxy and topped with a tall bony arch containing the nostrils.
The generic name meaning 'delicate lizard', refers to the nature of the skull, with large openings separated by thin bony struts. The only named species is now known as A. dongpoi, and is named after eleventh-century Chinese poet Su Shi, also known as Su Dongpo, who was born in Sichuan.
The naming of Abrosaurus has been a long and convuluted process. Abrosaurus was discovered in 1984 and was first described in the 1986 Ph.D. thesis of Chinese paleontologist Ouyang Hui, with the specific name "A. gigantorhinus". However, this does not meet ICZN standards of publication, so the species "Abrosaurus gigantorhinus" counts only as a nomen nudum, although it has been used incorrectly in at least one paper (Zhang & Chen, 1996). Ouyang formally described this species in 1989 under the specific epithet A. dongpoensis, but in biological nomenclature, the Latin suffix -ensis is correctly used only to honor localities and the name has since been revised to include the more correct -i suffix, which is used to honor male individuals (Peng & Shu, 1999). Abrosaurus dongpoi is now the accepted name for this taxon.
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by Rose Royce
Ooh Boy
by: Rose RoyceOoh boy, I love you so,
never ever ever gonna let you go.
Once I get my hands on you.
Ooh boy, I love you so,
never ever ever gonna let you go,
I hope you feel the same way too.
I watch you walk by my window,
and I don't even know your name.
But my heart skips a beat and I feel weak,
When my eyes tell my heart he comes again.
There's so many things I want to say,
But each time I see you boy
the words just seem to fade away.
Infatuation, love at first sight
I don't know I just know that the feeling is right.
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never ever ever gonna let you go.
Once I get my hands on you.
Ooh boy, I love you so,
never ever ever gonna let you go,
I hope you feel the same way too.
There's talk going around town,
They say you love a girl and then you put her down.
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'Cause boy I'd wanna share my love with you.
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nor is it lady-like
for a girl to come right out
and tell a guy how she feels
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I'm experiencing something wonderful and new.
And it's...
You boy, I love you so,
never ever ever gonna let you go.
Once I get my hands on you.
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never ever ever gonna let you go,
I hope you feel the same way too.
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never ever ever gonna let you go.
Once I get my hands on you.
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you feel the same way too.
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never ever ever gonna let you go.
Once I get my hands on you.
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never ever ever gonna let you go.
Once I get my hands on you.
Oooh boy, I hope with all my might