Ponerosteus

wretched bone

• poneros · Greek · wretched, poor
• osteon · Greek · bone

The name combines the Greek words "poneros" (wretched, poor) and "osteon" (bone). It most likely refers to the poor, fragmentary state of the original fossil material.

Ponerosteus is a poorly known genus based on scrappy material from Poland. It is generally treated as a doubtful name (nomen dubium). Its dinosaur identity, and the exact author and year, are uncertain, so the etymology above is inferred from the Greek roots. Check a specialist source before relying on the details.