There doesn't appear to be a trend for some species of dinosaur to use certain naming systems
I'm sorry, Malte. I must have worded this badly.
I understand the roots of the names for the various characters, as chosen by the
producers. What I was saying, was that there doesn't seem to be a set pattern for the
Adults' decision on whether to give their child a child-like name, or their full adult name, and that this decision came down to the choice of the individual family.
However, thank you for posting up a full comprehensive list of all the major characters and their names' roots. That is certainly a nice addition to the community! B)
Allow me to add some more to the list:
Pat - Derived from the species name, A
patosaurus most likely.
Bron - Derived from the obsolete species name,
Brontosaurus