why do many dinosaur names have “saurus” at the end but no current animals we’ve named have this nomenclature?

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Monkey, salmon, pelican, turtle, cobra, poodle, alligator, eagle, iguana, geraffe, rhinoceros….all have unique names that don’t follow any major sort of naming system. I realize these are the general names and not the true scientific names, but why are so many dinosaurs all named with saurus at the end?

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If it helps, you can choose to pronounce rhinocerous as “rhinosaurus”. That brings me some small comfort.

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