So... What's up with the weird names?
Oddly enough we get this question once in awhile, go figure. When choosing the "Caveman" theme we thought of several things. Our rather rugged looks (good is a matter of opinion and we thank you to keep yours to yourself), our subtle off-beat sense of humor, our general failure to advance on the evolutionary scale, and the unexplainable sense of joy we receive witnessing other's confusion. Also, we're kids at heart and dinosaurs are just so cool! We would like to apologize for most of that and hope the following clears up a little confusion. Thank you for smirking with us!
What's behind the names
Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl refers to a variety of species that roamed the skies during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (about 163 million to 66 million years ago). Most sported a wingspan between 20 inches and 3 feet. One North American specimen was found with a wingspan about 23 feet!
Pterodactyl | Description, Size, Wingspan, Skeleton, & Facts | Britannica
Daeodon
Daeodon is a genus of entelodont -nicknamed "Hell Pigs" or "Terminator Pigs" - they inhabited North America between 29 and 19 million years ago during the middle Oligocene and early Miocene epochs. At nearly 6 feet tall at the shoulder and approaching 12 feet long, these imposing omnivores earned their names!
triops
Triops - also known as dinosaur shrimp - are still around today! These "living fossils" date back about 300 million years and are easily the oldest known animal species. Triops literally means 3 eyes. So named for their two compound eyes and more simple light-detecting eye. These freshwater tadpoles have been found on every continent except antarctica.
Triops: Facts about the three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp | Live Science
