Leigh Van Valen's beasts
Van Valen L. 1978. The beginning of the Age of Mammals // Evolutionary Theory. 4: 45-80.
Современный статус ван-валеновых наименований: Jehle M. Paleocene mammals of the world [Electronic resource]. http://www.paleocene-mammals.de
Этимология ван-валеновых наименований (в порядке упоминания в коллекции):
Niphredil: "Sindarin (Elvish) niphredil, white-flowering forb of openwoods in Neldoreth and Lothlorien" (p. 66).
P. radagasti: "Radagast, naturalist of the Istari in The Lord of the Rings" (p. 67).
O. galadrielae: "Galadrlel (Sindarin [Elvish], radiantly garlanded woman), wise elf-queen of The Lord of the Rings and The SiLmarilllon" (p. 53).
Thangorodrim: "Thangorodrimn the mountainous triple fortress of Morgoth in The Silmarillion. Reference is to Purgatory Hill" (p. 55).
P. gorgun: "Gorgrûn, the Woses' name for orcs in The Lord of the Rings, with reference to the Cretaceous Hell- Creek Formation." (p. 52).
D. mearae: "Meara, any one of the great horses of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings." (p. 57).
M. mirielae: "Míriel (Quenya, jewel-woman), Númenorian queen in The Silmarillion, forced into marriage and the loss of her throne" (p. 57).
P. palantir: "Quenya (Elvish) palantir, distant watcher, one of 7 globes made by Fëanor that gave visions through spacetime. Reference is to the long duration of the genus" (p. 56).
C. mumak: "Mûmak, name used in Ithilien for the animal hobbits called an oliphaunt, resembling a large elephant. Reference is to size" (p. 55).
A. athelas: "Sindarin (Elvish) athelas, kingsfoil, a healing plant in The Lord of the Rings. Reference is to the joining of phylogenies" (p. 63).
A. eowynae: "Éowyn, woman of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings, who killed the chief of the Nazgûl and was cured of his poison by athelas" (p. 64).
Earendil: "Eärendil, who (in The Silmarillion) sailed with a silmaril to get the aid that defeated Morgoth" (p. 63).
Mimatuta: "Sindarin (Elvish) mir, jewel, and Matuta, Roman goddess of dawn. Reference is to ancestral position, with allusion to Latin mius, imitator, and tuta, safe, and to Mim, dwarf of The Silmarillion, and Latin tuta, examined" (p. 62).
M. morgoth: "Morgoth (Quenya [Elvish] mor, dark, and goth, universal enemy). Fëanor's name for Melkor, the power-lustful Vala of The Silmarillion. Referenceis to the Hell Creek Formation" (p. 62).
M. undomiel: "Quenya (Elvish) undómiel, evening star, which Eärendil with his
silmaril became" (p. 63).
Mithrandir: "Mithrandir (Sindarin, gray wanderer), Elvish name for Olorin, wisest of the Istari in The Lord of the Rings. Reference is to the subtleness of the differences between the subgenera" (p. 64).
Fimbrethil: "Fimbrethil, entwife loved by Fangorn in The Lord of the Rings. Reference is to partly primate-like morphology and the disappearance of both Fimbrethils" (p. 62).
F. ambaronae: "Quenya (Elvish) ambarona, one of Fangornrs shorter names for his forest. Reference is to the dimness of the forest and of the affinities of this species" (p. 62).
Tinuviel: "Sindarin (Elvish) tinúviel, daughter of twilight, or nightingale, Beren's name for Lúthien in The Silmarillion" (p. 61).
Bomburodon: "Bombur, a fat dwarf in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Reference is to size and morphology" (исходная этимология для Bomburia Van Valen, 1978 (Dec.), non Hedqvist, 1978 (Jul.); p. 59. Максимально сохранена при смене имени на Bomburodon ( ref.)).
B. bombadili: "Tom Bombadil, the Hobbit name for a simple, powerful, and very old being. Reference is to these three traits" (p. 60).
L. ondolinde: "Quenya (elvish) ondo, rock, and lindë, song. Reference is to Rock Bench and to the hidden city Ondolindë or Gondolin of The Silmarillion. The Rock Bench specimens and others were formerly as hidden (and unsorted)" (p. 59).
Ankalagon: "The mightiest dragon of Morgoth, in The Silmarillion" (исходно Anсalagon Van Valen, 1978, non Conway-Morris, 1977; p. 65).
P. durini: "Name of many dwarf-kings in The Lord of the Rings; Durin I began Khazad-Dûm. Allusion is to size." (p. 53).
Примечание: в списке учтено позднейшее перемещение видов между родами.
Приложения:
Leigh Maiorana Van Valen
1935 - 2010
Типичные описания и иллюстрации из статьи 1978 г. (pdf найден здесь):
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