Transformers Comic Artist Nick Roche Has Newly Discovered Dinosaur Named After Him
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 4:50 pm
Here's some odd but delightful news to share and it comes courtesy of BBC News Portsmouth. According to the report, a paleontology student at Portsmouth University has named a new species of Pterosaur after IDW Maximum Dinobot Comic Artist Nick Roche.
(What the Klobiodon Rochei might have looked like by Mark Witton)
The dinosaur's full name is Klobiodon rochei, with the first part of the name meaning "Cage Tooth" and the second referencing Nick.
Nick posted about the naming on Twitter, having shown his gratitude to the student by sending him some signed prints and a design page for IDW Swoop.
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(What the Klobiodon Rochei might have looked like by Mark Witton)
The dinosaur's full name is Klobiodon rochei, with the first part of the name meaning "Cage Tooth" and the second referencing Nick.
Nick posted about the naming on Twitter, having shown his gratitude to the student by sending him some signed prints and a design page for IDW Swoop.
Nick Roche wrote:Oh, Can you please send that back, mate? I've been looking for that. Ta.
(Full dislcosure: Mikey's a paleontologist who named a FLIPPING DINOSAUR - Klobiodon Rochei - After me! https://t.co/8xE3CsaOSm)
But yeah, send that back, mate. Cheers https://t.co/CBFw9ritOx
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