redescription

noun

re·de·scrip·tion | \ ˌrē-di-ˈskrip-shən

Definition of redescription

: a new and more complete description especially of a biological taxon

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The dedicated work of Bertozzo and colleagues has made sense of a mysterious Ouranosaurus, but, as much of an anatomical redescription, their paper is a reminder to take damn good notes. — Scientific American Blog Network, "On the Trail of a Dinosaur Sail," 10 July 2017 A redescription of Carrolla craddocki (Lepospondyli: Brachystelechidae) based on high-resolution CT, and the impacts of miniaturization and fossoriality on morphology. — Darren Naish, Scientific American Blog Network, "The Microsaurs of Yore," 7 July 2017 Even without a detailed redescription of the Harvard material, though, paleontologists know that the reconstruction probably differs from what Kronosaurus was truly like in life. — Brian Switek, WIRED, "Repost: The Frustrating Legacy of Plasterosaurus," 18 Feb. 2012

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