# Talk:Tyrannasorus rex

Manual notice because the bot is confused by the situation: the article has been renominated for DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Tyrannasorus rex (remastered). Surtsicna (talk) 11:26, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

I was going to edit it...but as it's just had its GA I'll add a note instead. Surely a female beetle is an "it"?? "She" just looks weird, if (maybe) technically correct. DeCausa (talk) 14:29, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

I agree. I would support changing "she" to "it" as long as nobody tells my wife. -- Scjessey (talk) 15:03, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
DeCausa, using "she" or "he" for individual animals, even fossils, is common. See Trix (dinosaur), Victoria (dinosaur),  Number 16 (spider), Koko (gorilla), Barney (dog), etc. When discussing a species, obviously "it" is used. This topic is somewhat special in that the whole species is known from only one specimen, making it difficult to discern between the species and the individual. In any case, I do not object to changing "she" to "it" if you feel strongly about it, and I pinky swear I will not tell Scjessey's wife! Surtsicna (talk) 07:29, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
Somehow Barney (dog) feels right and Number 16 (spider) doesn't. Maybe I'm just an unreconstructed Mammalist ... DeCausa (talk) 07:47, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
Or vertebralist, depending on how you feel about Trix (dinosaur)! Surtsicna (talk) 07:59, 20 March 2025 (UTC)