Who first coined the term "Dinosauria"?
Sir Richard Owen KCB FRS (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist, and paleontologist. Despite being a controversial figure, Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils.
Owen produced a vast array of scientific work, but is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria (meaning "Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile"). Owen was an outspoken critic of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. He agreed with Darwin that evolution occurred, but thought it was more complex than outlined in Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
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Marlen Brown
Don't think I've ever heard the word, even though the science world is constantly changing the names of things already named.
billyboy915
"Who FIRST coined the term...? As opposed to who coined the term second?
By definition, one is automatically first to be considered the one who coins a word or term. The word "first" is unnecessary in this question.
Joseph A. Robitaille
Good question and guess.