Richard Brookes

Richard Brookes

Richard Brookes was a naturalist and an early paleontologist who was one of the first to study and describe the Triassic-era predator Megalosaurus, which he named "Scrotum Humanum" in 1763, referring to anatomical similarities with the human scrotum. [ [http://www.lostmag.com/issue15/paleontology.php Brookes's analysis compared to Plot] ]

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