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American Museum Of Natural History Wants You To Help Name Its Newest Dinosaur

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A Mamenchisaurus on display at the American Museum Of Natural History (credit: AMNH)

A Mamenchisaurus on display at the American Museum Of Natural History (credit: AMNH)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -  She’s a tall, lean, vegetarian. She’s familiar with Twitter. As for her age, she’s just 18 – going on 160 million. She hates her name and she needs your help.

The American Museum of Natural History’s newest dinosaur is Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis.

Quite a ma-mouthful.

So AMNH is asking the public for help selecting a nickname that would be more Twitter-friendly.

You can submit your entries for the new name here, or watch a video about the dinosaur below.

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  • Johnathon Linden

    Dinosaurs bring out the kid in us all and Mamenci is my new BIG favorite. I love that we are so close to the Museum of Natural History and plan to visit this exhibit again and again. This is just totally cool.

  • Rob Roc

    Shaley because of Shale.

  • Painted Wings

    Diese’l should be her name because of fossil fuel.

  • Painted Wings

    Diesel should be her name.

  • don

    Snooki

  • Sondra

    Name it after one of the rape cops after they are found not guilty!!!!!!!!

  • GRAMMA

    NAME HER “SOPHIE” FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO LIVES AND LOVES DINOSAURS!

  • Phred

    How about…
    Democratisaurus
    because one is extinct and the other one SHOULD be!

  • Michael H.

    My wife and I saw this exhibit on Sunday. It was a very interesting look at the true size of these creatures and how it affects their growth and the way they live. Amazing!

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