Gastonia

Translingual

Life restoration of of †Gastonia burgei

†Gastonia burgei size comparison

Etymology 1

From English Gaston (“surname”) +‎ -ia, named in honour of US palaeontologist and CEO of Gaston Design Inc. Robert Gaston.

Proper noun

†Gastonia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Nodosauridae – certain ankylosaurs with sacral shields and large shoulder spikes from the Early Cretaceous of North America, around 139 to 134.6 million years ago.

Hypernyms

• (genus): †Ornithischia – clade; †Ankylosauria – clade; †Nodosauridae – family; †Polacanthinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Gastonia burgei – type species
  • †Gastonia lorriemcwhinneyae – other species

References

• Gastonia (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Gastonia (dinosaur) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

From English Gaston (“given name”) +‎ -ia, named after Gaston d'Orléans, 1608-1660, a patron and promoter of botany and floriculture.

Proper noun

Gastonia f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Araliaceae – junior synonym of Polyscias.

English

Etymology

From Gaston +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Gastonia

1. A city, the county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.
2. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Anagrams

• Santiago