Is it possible that a non-fiction book can make a slight error on who discovered a certain dinosaur?

Baloo55th

Yes. Any book can contain mistakes. I've never proofread a book on dinosaurs, but when proofreading one on the reptiles and amphibia of Malaysia and North Borneo I found several mistakes outside the area I was checking (the correctness of the English translation of the original German text). Jan 05 05, 7:01 PM

gmackematix

Besides, in natural history first discoveries can probably be just as hotly disputed as they are in other sciences. Jan 05 05, 9:35 PM

McGruff

If you're referring to the answer given in Q#53732, I believe the distinction is between who initially discovered Giganotosaurus and who excavated it. The man who discovered it, Ruben Carolini, was an amateur dinosaur hunter and the man who excavated it, Rodolfo Coria, was a paleontologist from the Carmen Funes Museum in Neuquen, Argentina. Since Coria named the species after Carolini, it would seem that Carolini is being given the credit for the discovery. Jan 06 05, 3:49 AM