Name a Giant Dinosaur

The sauropod at the center of the American Museum of Natural History’s “World’s Largest Dinosaurs” exhibit goes by a few different names. Her scientific name is Mamenchisaurus, but she tweets under the name Giant_Dino (mostly about food—as the exhibit explains, she has a big appetite!). Now the AMNH is asking visitors to help give this dinosaur a nickname.

After narrowing down the possibilities to Brook, Neckita, Mei Mei, Tiny, or Mame, the museum has opened up voting on what the sauropod’s name should be. The poll remains open until June 5. Whatever you call this hungry, hungry dinosaur, though, just don’t call her late for dinner.

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Riley Black is the author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs and many other books. She is a science correspondent for Smithsonian magazine covering fossils and natural history, and she writes about the prehistoric past for a variety of publications.