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As I don't want to accidentally start an edit war or conflict, so I'll inform you here, but User:Ornithopsis the etymology section of the Abditosaurus paper itself refers to the etymology as meaning "concealed" rather than "forgotten" as stated by Science Daily. The meaning "forgotten" is not mentioned by the authors, at least not in the main bulk of the publication (perhaps its used in the supplementary material or just a simplification?). Armin Reindl (talk) 09:11, 8 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
A translation can be more than the sum of its parts, so as general best practice, I think it's a good idea to source translations of names to a source that gives a full translation of the name, rather than synthesizing a translation from the provided etymology of individual words (although of course the meaning of individual words can also be provided). "Forgotten reptile" seems reasonably close in meaning to "concealed, hidden" + "lizard", and I'm assuming that that's the translation provided by the authors for the press release. Ornithopsis (talk) 18:15, 8 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
