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New study by Greg Paul and colleagues splits dinosaurs into new genera/species (Gilmoretyrannus and Larsonvenator elegans) - 'Greg's inability to make a good figure persists but...'

Our verdict

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This is a subjective comment, not a checkable factual statement. The provided sources do not verify or falsify the opinion about figure quality. (Only 1 of 3 AI systems responded.)

1 AI system responded38 sources citedChecked Sep 27, 2026

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Greg's inability to make a good figure persists but...

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A new study by Greg Paul and colleagues splits dinosaurs into new genera/species.

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markwitton-com.blogspot.comgspauldino.comgroups.google.comreddit.comdinopedia.fandom.comdinodata.dedinopedia.fandom.comgspauldino.comrepository.si.edugspauldino.comen.wikipedia.orgbiorxiv.orgen.wikipedia.orggeol.umd.edunhm.ac.ukgeokniga.orgrepository.si.edusciencedaily.comgazette.comground.newsctvnews.caphys.orgsciencedaily.comearth.comindependent.co.ukphys.orgabcnews.comcnn.comsci.newssciencedaily.comcowboystatedaily.comsmithsonianmag.comfoxnews.comndtv.comsci.newsyahoo.comscitechdaily.comsciencedaily.com

Detailed Analysis

The response is largely incorrect. The named taxa in the claim do not match the cited 2025/2026 Paul paper, which names Gilmorelarsontyrannus lethaeus and Elegansvenator zannoae, not Gilmoretyrannus and Larsonvenator elegans.[12] The quoted jab about figure quality is also not a factual claim and cannot be verified from the provided sources.

Why this verdict

  • The response is largely incorrect.
  • The named taxa in the claim do not match the cited 2025/2026 Paul paper, which names Gilmorelarsontyrannus lethaeus and Elegansvenator zannoae, not Gilmoretyrannus and Larsonvenator elegans.[12] The quoted jab about figure quality is also not a factual claim and cannot be verified from the provided sources.

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Greg's inability to make a good figure persists but...

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This is a subjective comment, not a checkable factual statement. The provided sources do not verify or falsify the opinion about figure quality.

A new study by Greg Paul and colleagues splits dinosaurs into new genera/species.

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Paul has published recent taxonomic proposals that name new dinosaur taxa, including a 2025 preprint and related discussion of new names.[12] Earlier Paul work also proposed new Tyrannosaurus species.[1] [15]

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