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Re: paleonet Dinosaur Genera List update #187



Since the honoree's name is Richard Estes, those are the base words.  You do not Latinize a name by changing the original spelling to a Latin one.  You do that by the suffix.   You would take Richard and add the appropriate masculine latin ending or the entire name Richard Estes and do the same.  The author did combine the two names, so the Ricardo part is not correct (is it?)  because this is a different name from Richard.  That is the essence, I think.   The latinization applies to the whole new name, in this case richardestes.  The Latinization applies to the endings on richardestes not the two parts, richard and estes.  If you change Richard to Ricardo, then you change the honoree.  Although I know Richard Estes, I would have no idea who Ricardo Estes is, and that is not what the Code intends.   The Code intends to preserve the honor but there are a few rules to be followed.